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Articles tagged under: pork

Interim Guidance Issued for Meat Processors During COVID-19

Published April 27, 2020

On Sunday, the Centers for Disease Control and the Occupational Safety and Health Organization issued interim guidance for meat and poultry processing facilities. The guidance outlines the importance of an assessment and control plan. Employees should be six feet apart…
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Euthanasia Situation to Accelerate This Week

Published April 27, 2020

With closed plants and a growing backlog of hogs, depopulation has begun for Minnesota’s swine herd and will accelerate this week. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has resources available on euthanasia and carcass disposal on its website. Indemnity payments are…
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USDA Establishes National Incident Coordination Center

Published April 26, 2020

The USDA is establishing a National Incident Coordination Center to provide direct support to producers whose animals cannot go to market. Moving forward, the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Coordination Center, state veterinarians and other state officials will…
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Pork Producers Want Loan Restrictions Removed

Published April 24, 2020

Restrictive language is preventing some pork producers from being eligible for Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program loans. According to the National Pork Producers Council, an estimated 25 percent of the U.S. hog industry is automatically disqualified from applying for…
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Soy Checkoff Continues to Build Demand Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

Published April 24, 2020

The food supply chain is critical during the coronavirus pandemic. Pork producers are being challenged. "We're doing economic analysis on the impact right now," said Polly Ruhland, CEO, United Soybean Board. "Tyson announced they are going to close a plant…
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Peterson Asks White House to Help U.S. Pork Industry

Published April 23, 2020

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson sent a letter to the White House Coronavirus Task Force on Thursday. In the letter, Peterson asked the task force to address challenges facing the U.S. pork industry. Peterson also asked Vice President Mike…
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CDC Releases Final Report for Smithfield in Sioux Falls

Published April 23, 2020

A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the Smithfield Foods processing plant in Sioux Falls has been released. Following visits to the plant on April 16 and 17, the CDC is recommending Smithfield implement further hygiene…
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Tyson Meats Closes Waterloo Pork Plant

Published April 22, 2020

Tyson Fresh Meats will be indefinitely suspending operations at the Waterloo, Iowa pork plant. This is Tyson’s largest pork plant and it’s been running at reduced levels of production due to a low number of workers available. A hand full…
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Executive Order Gives SD Hog Farmers More Time

Published April 21, 2020

A new executive order in South Dakota allows hog farmers to humanely hold onto pigs a little longer than normal. "This will only work on the lighter weight market hogs," explained Glenn Muller, executive director, South Dakota Pork Producers Council. "For…
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MN Ag and Labor Departments Trying to Help Pork Plants

Published April 20, 2020

On Monday, JBS USA said it will be closing its Worthington, Minnesota pork production plant, because employees tested positive for the coronavirus. There are efforts underway to help those plant workers and Minnesota hog producers impacted by the closure of…
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