Articles tagged under: Jennie-O Turkey

Construction Underway for Jennie-O Project

Published November 11, 2024

Jennie-O is expanding its turkey production facility in Willmar. The $30 million project will modernize operations and improve efficiency. The project is expected to be completed in late 2025 or early 2026. Jennie-O is owned by Hormel Foods.
Latest NewsAg Business

A Thanksgiving Pardon

Published November 20, 2023

A pair of Minnesota turkeys will receive a presidential pardon today on the South Lawn of the White House. National Turkey Federation Chairman Steve Lykken, who is president of the Jennie-O Turkey Store in Willmar, will make the presentation. The…
Latest NewsAg Business

Jennie-O Turkey Store Closes One Plant

Published December 9, 2021

Hormel Foods will close its Jennie-O Turkey Store plant in Willmar, Minnesota during the first half of 2022. According to Hormel, the plant is an older, inefficient facility that produces products the company is shifting away from. Employees will transition…
Latest News

Hormel Releases Quarterly Financials

Published August 26, 2020

Hormel reports third quarter net earnings of $203 million, up two percent from last year. Hog prices dropped to a 20-year low in July, which was positive for the Minnesota-based meat processor. COVID-19 hurt the bottomline for Hormel’s turkey business.…
Latest NewsAg Business

Packing Plants Start to Reopen

Published May 10, 2020

The week of May 3, 14 meatpacking plants resumed operations across the U.S. Three are located in the Northern Plains including the Smithfield Foods plant in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the JBS plant in Worthington, Minnesota and the Jennie-O Turkey…
Latest NewsAg Business

News Categories

Latest RRFN Podcasts

Country Morning
Country Morning Presented by CHS Ag Services
Thursday, May 14th, 2026
Agriculture Today
Agriculture Today Presented by CHS Ag Services
Thursday, May 14th, 2026
Market Analysis
Thursday, May 14th, 2026
Weather
PM Weather
Thursday, May 14th, 2026
This Week In Agriculture
Friday, May 8th, 2026
TransFARMation
TransFARMation McKenzie Darling
Saturday, Mar 21st, 2026
Talking Conservation
Talking Conservation: A Relaunch of Farmers for Soil Health
Wednesday, Apr 29th, 2026
Ag Innovation News Presented by AURI
AURI - Ag Innovation News Podcast - Avisen
Monday, May 11th, 2026