Agriculture Archives - Ohio Valley ReSource

May 28

Agriculture

Ohio Valley Anti-Hunger Advocates Worry Region Overlooked In Over $1 Billion Federal Food Box Program

A new federal program is buying more than $1 billion in farm products such as dairy, produce and meat unable to be sold due to the pandemic’s disruptions to the food supply and send “food boxes” to needy families. But some anti-hunger advocates worry that parts of the Ohio Valley may be overlooked in getting […]

By Liam Niemeyer

May 28

Agriculture

Ohio Valley Anti-Hunger Advocates Worry Region Overlooked In Over $1 Billion Federal Food Box Program

By Liam Niemeyer

May 22

Agriculture

Pandemic Could Make Food Insecurity Worse Among Older Adults In Ohio Valley

A new study shows the Ohio Valley has some of the nation’s highest rates of food insecurity among older adults, and anti-hunger advocates say that situation could be made worse by the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. The annual study was published May 21 in partnership with researchers from the University of Kentucky, researchers […]

By Liam Niemeyer

May 22

Agriculture

Pandemic Could Make Food Insecurity Worse Among Older Adults In Ohio Valley

Liam Niemeyer

May 20

Agriculture

With Coronavirus Roiling Food Supply, Local Agriculture Sees Resurgence

Debby Dulworth has a lot of conversations with her cattle each day. She swings open a gate, driving the herd with repeated calls and the Hereford cattle respond in kind with groans and snorts. “They talk to me,” Dulworth said with a laugh, as the cows come bounding out into a fresh field of Kentucky […]

By Liam Niemeyer

May 20

Agriculture

With Coronavirus Roiling Food Supply, Local Agriculture Sees Resurgence

Liam Niemeyer

May 12

Agriculture

“Will It Be Enough?”: Meatpacking Workers Fear For Safety As Coronavirus Cases Mount

It’s the uncertainty that gets to Darlene Davis. The uncertainty of when she’ll see her 87-year-old mother in person again. The uncertainty of her co-workers’ health. The uncertainty that comes with the novel coronavirus. When a co-worker of hers at the JBS Swift meatpacking plant in Louisville died from COVID-19, she said that uncertainty turned […]

By Liam Niemeyer

May 12

Agriculture

“Will It Be Enough?”: Meatpacking Workers Fear For Safety As Coronavirus Cases Mount

Liam Niemeyer

Apr 28

Agriculture

As Trump Orders Meatpackers To Stay Open, Health Department Complaints Allege Louisville Plant Failed To Protect Workers

As President Trump ordered meatpacking plants on Tuesday to keep operating amid the coronavirus pandemic, more details are emerging about the concerns workers had about their safety at a facility in Louisville, where dozens of workers were infected and one died. The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services reported as of Monday, the state […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Apr 28

Agriculture

As Trump Orders Meatpackers To Stay Open, Health Department Complaints Allege Louisville Plant Failed To Protect Workers

Liam Niemeyer

Apr 27

Agriculture

One Worker Dead, More Than 200 Infected As Coronavirus Hits KY Meatpackers

The Kentucky Department for Public Health has confirmed 220 employees at meatpacking plants across Kentucky have tested positive for the coronavirus, with one employee death related to the virus in Louisville. Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services spokeswoman Susan Dunlap in an email Monday afternoon said the Beshear administration is aware of cases and […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Apr 27

Agriculture

One Worker Dead, More Than 200 Infected As Coronavirus Hits KY Meatpackers

Liam Niemeyer

Apr 23

Agriculture

Kentucky Meatpacking Plants New Coronavirus Hotspots With Dozens Of Cases

Dozens of coronavirus cases have been confirmed at two west Kentucky meatpacking plants, following concerns Ohio Valley worker safety advocates have raised about the spread of the coronavirus in these kind of facilities. Green River District Health Department Director Clay Horton said as of Thursday afternoon at least 62 people associated with a Tyson Foods […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Apr 23

Agriculture

Kentucky Meatpacking Plants New Coronavirus Hotspots With Dozens Of Cases

Liam Niemeyer

Apr 22

Agriculture

Online SNAP Program Could Increase Food Accessibility In Ohio Valley

Kentucky and West Virginia have recently been added to a federal pilot program to allow food stamp recipients to purchase groceries online, and Ohio Valley anti-hunger advocates say it’s a good move to improve food accessibility amid the coronavirus pandemic. The pilot program lets those receiving food assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Apr 22

Agriculture

Online SNAP Program Could Increase Food Accessibility In Ohio Valley

Liam Niemeyer

Apr 17

Agriculture

Demand Soars At Food Banks While Farmers Have Too Much Food

Food banks and pantries across the Ohio Valley are seeing spiked demand as an unprecedented surge of people continue to file for unemployment benefits, with food banks facing weeks long delays to get certain products. Meanwhile, some farmers are facing a financial crisis, sitting on excess food they can’t sell — food that could be […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Apr 17

Agriculture

Demand Soars At Food Banks While Farmers Have Too Much Food

Liam Niemeyer

Apr 10

Agriculture

Coronavirus Concerns Rise As Ohio Valley Meatpacking Workers Fall Sick

As the number of coronavirus cases surge across the country, some meatpacking facilities have been temporarily shuttered due to workers falling ill to the virus. Three workers in Georgia have even died. With workers at some Ohio Valley facilities now testing positive for the virus, worker safety advocates are raising concerns about how adequately workers […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Apr 10

Agriculture

Coronavirus Concerns Rise As Ohio Valley Meatpacking Workers Fall Sick

Liam Niemeyer