Articles tagged under: meat packing
Backed Up 400,000 Hogs Per Week
Published April 23, 2020
Due to COVID-19, eight percent of U.S. meat packing capacity is off line. With more employees staying home from work over concerns about the virus, many plants are operating at 50-to-70 percent of their normal production. That leaves the industry…Special Orders Set by South Dakota Farmers Union
Published December 16, 2019
The South Dakota Farmers Union approved four special orders during their annual meeting in Aberdeen. One special order calls on elected officials to investigate unfair marketing practices and encourage new competition in the meat packing industry. Another special order calls…