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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.

The company says it will also provide $200 to fully vaccinated frontline team members.

Dermot Hayes, an ag economist at Iowa State University spoke with each of the six impacted managers about their contingency plans, some of which do have plans to add Saturday shifts and/or work longer mandatory shifts.

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“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.

Kent Bang left the National Pork Industry Conference filled with hope and excitement about the next generation who will take over leadership in the pork industry. Here’s why.

Record-breaking sales and strong participation at shows indicate a lot of momentum around the purebred swine industry. Still, with all of the ways people could spend their money, why are they investing in showpigs?

Competitive wages. Growing job opportunities. Still, the U.S. pork industry continues to face a perilous labor shortage – one that will require access to more foreign-born workers to remain sustainable, NPPC reports.