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A new study from the University of California-Davis estimates 334,000 cases are attributable to packing plants. The study says that resulted in more than $11 billion in economic damage.
Extension launches an online platform for exchange of carbon sources needed by livestock producers hit hard by COVID-19.
When the supply chain faced unprecedented challenges causing unpredictable markets and temporarily bare grocery store shelves, Jared Achen and Katie Olthoff were able to turn an obstacle into an opportunity.
Ohio State University scientists are looking for SARS-CoV-2 in animals and the environment.
Tyson Foods, Inc., is piloting a new Matrix Medical Network program that assesses, addresses, verifies and monitors the effectiveness of Tyson’s efforts to protect its workforce from COVID-19.
A U.S. congressional panel is investigating three large meatpacking companies for possible worker-safety violations following reports that hundreds of industry workers have died of COVID-19.
If the COVID-19 pandemic has taught the country anything, it’s that there is a tremendous amount of synergy between the circumstances of a pandemic involving humans and those involving animals.
COVID-19 vaccine development is progressing at an unprecedented pace. A new vaccine candidate has produced a strong antibody response in mice and pigs that could be vital to further development of COVID-19 vaccines.
Efforts to protect the men and women working to keep Americans’ refrigerators full are working, says Meat Institute president and CEO Julie Anna Potts.
China has suspended imports from a Brazilian pork plant operated by privately owned Aurora Alimentos over coronavirus concerns, according to a statement from a meat trade group.
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Tyson Foods Inc said on Wednesday it had fired seven managers at an Iowa pork plant after investigating allegations that they took bets on how many employees would catch COVID-19.
The surge of COVID-19 cases across the country is hitting rural hospitals especially hard. Many aren’t equipped to handle critical patients. Now some hospitals are unable to send patients to urban hospitals for care.
New research published by the National Academy of Sciences ties livestock meat packing plants to 6% to 8% of U.S. COVID-19 cases, and 3% to 4% of the deaths through late July.
Pork Checkoff responds to COVID-19 crisis and adjusts messages to meet consumer needs.
The organization partners with farmers and other members of the agricultural community to move food from the farm level to food banks and distribution centers around the U.S.
The College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR) at the University of Missouri set out to make sure in-person learning not only possible, but feasible for students in 2020.
The market animal show in Augusta County, Va. was one of the first to move their livestock show online. The decision blossomed into a show of support and gratitude by both the community and 4-H, FFA members.
There have been COVID related problems in Europe, notably in western Germany and Ireland, but the numbers of workers ill were much smaller.
New data shows COVID-19 illnesses at the farm level are less than 1%. Purdue University teamed up with Microsoft to create an online Food and Ag Vulnerability map.
40% of the pork packing capacity is currently idled, and even with the President’s Executive Order, increased safety measures and social distancing at plants means processing capacity won’t be back to 100% anytime soon.
The Small Business Administration (SBA) began accepting applications for the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) exclusively for agricultural businesses on Monday.
Today on Farm Journal Live, Senator Jerry Moran and the Farm Journal livestock team respond to President Donald Trump’s order to keep meat packing plants open.
On today’s Farm Journal Live, a look at new plans to keep Kansas packing plants open and a conversation with Feeding America about the challenge of keeping America’s food banks stocked.
In an effort to stop the spread of coronavirus in meat packing plants, Kansas authorities are considering making housing at junior colleges and other facilities available to packing plant employees.
USDA has announced a $19 billion program to provide direct payments to farmers and bulk food purchases for food banks.
All sectors of agriculture, including produce, specialty crops and horticulture, will be included in a $16 billion direct payment plan to be submitted to the White House this week by USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue.
Live analysis of recent livestock processing facilities due to COVID-19 from NPPC and Drovers.
The Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have approved the materials.
One of the most high-profile events in farm country affected by coronavirus concerns is the Houston Livestock show and Rodeo. Some producers had to pack up and leave for home while others didn’t even make the trip.