Small Nebraska Town Is Reeling From Exit of Meatpacking Giant Tyson

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

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.

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.
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 ...

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 ...
nation

Cold chains, blue light and zero waste: The science of poultry processing in Kenya

Technological innovation is reshaping Kenya’s agriculture and livestock sector, lifting production efficiency, food safety and product quality. Within the poultry industry—one of the fastest-growing ...
gna

Mahama breaks ground for construction of Poultry, Meat and Feed Processing Factory

Accra, Nov. 27, GNA – President John Dramani Mahama has officially broken ground for the construction of a Poultry, Meat, and Feed Processing Factory at Bechem in the Ahafo Region. This forms part of ...
Just-Food

Tyson Foods to close US beef plant after year of losses

Credit: T. Schneider/Shutterstock.com. Tyson Foods is closing its beef-processing plant in Lexington, Nebraska, under a plan to “right size” the struggling segment of the US giant’s meat business.
The Talbot Spy

Chicken Scratch: The Subtitle of Life — by Elizabeth Beggins

It started with the lady in the red pickup. White hair like a full-fledged dandelion, or maybe a freshly groomed poodle, head just peeking over the steering wheel. She was zipping down the road like ...
The New York Times

Tyson Foods to Shut Major Beef Facility in Nebraska

The processing plant, in Lexington, employs more than 3,000 workers. It is expected to close in January. The processing plant, in Lexington, employs more than 3,000 workers. It is expected to close in ...
KLTN

Tyson Foods announces closure of beef-processing plant in Lexington

FILE - In this Jan. 29, 2006, file photo, a car passes in front of a Tyson Foods Inc., sign at Tyson headquarters in Springdale, Ark. Tyson Foods plans to administer thousands of coronavirus tests per ...
WBOC

Undocumented, underage: Indictments unsealed in child labor investigation at Accomack poultry plant

ACCOMAC, Va. - WBOC has acquired copies of a federal Grand Jury indictment against multiple suspects alleging they harbored and employed undocumented immigrants, including children, while working for ...