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Here’s a look at the latest company news in the swine industry.

National Pork Board and the Pork Checkoff

The National FFA Organization announces plans to hold an in-person convention this fall and will include a virtual program. Find out the details here.

The Alltech ONE Ideas Conference will now take place virtually from June 22 to 24.

More than 44,000 Tyson Foods employees have been vaccinated, the company reports. Tyson recently hosted League of United Latin American Citizens CEO Sindy Benavides to an on-site COVID-19 vaccination event.

A Nebraska bill has been delayed that would have extended COVID-19 protections for meatpacking workers for another year.

USDA will not seek to overturn a court ruling ordering pork packing plants to operate at slower line speeds, USDA said in a constituent update.

“Let’s hope that USDA has an alternate plan,” says Ohio farmer and chairman of rural Voices USA Chris Gibbs during AgriTalk’s Friday Free-for-all discussion on the recent pork plant line speed ruling.

Tyson Foods, Inc. is partnering with Marathon Health to pilot seven “Bright Blue” health centers near company production facilities as part of its efforts to boost the overall health and wellness of its workforce.

While in-person events have a long list of benefits, there is one downside – they allow animal rights activist organizations to attempt to gain attention for their cause by holding “disruptions” and protests.