Takeaways from AP’s report on a beef plant closure that threatens to unravel a small Nebraska town

Tyson Foods is closing its beef plant in Lexington, Nebraska, laying off 3,200 workers next month in a town of just 11,000.

Provo meat processing business deemed total loss after devastating fire

The family and cre behind Ford'sAs I’m sure many of you are aware, we experienced a devastating fire at Ford’s early Tuesday ...

An American Dream at risk: What happens to a small Nebraska town when 3,200 workers lose their jobs

Tyson Foods is closing its beef plant in Lexington, Nebraska, laying off 3,200 workers next month in a town of just 11,000.
AgWeb

Mexico Blocks Exports from World’s Largest Pork Processing Plant in U.S. Over Hog Skins

Pork shipments from a North Carolina pork processing plant are now blocked from entering Mexico. The plant, located in Tar Heel, N.C., is a Smithfield foods plant and is the largest in the world. The ...

A small Nebraska town is reeling from the exit of meatpacking giant Tyson

Residents of Lexington scramble after the company announced plans to close its plant, the area’s biggest employer.
VegNews

Report: Why Factory Farms Keep Spreading While Better Food Systems Get Shut Out

A new report traces how international finance and development institutions are accelerating factory farming in low- and ...
Pueblo Star Journal

A century of meatpacking innovation in Colorado

In a modern beef plant on Colorado’s eastern plains, cameras now watch every cut. Computer vision systems measure yield in ...