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
Jan 30 Agriculture Feds Deny Poultry Industry Request To Increase Work Speed The U.S. Department of Agriculture has denied a petition by the National Chicken Council to remove the speed limit on work at some slaughterhouses, a move that food safety advocates are calling a victory for workers and consumers. As the Ohio Valley ReSource reported in October, the National Chicken Council proposal could have increased the […] By Nicole Erwin Jan 30 Agriculture Feds Deny Poultry Industry Request To Increase Work Speed Nicole Erwin
Oct 20 Agriculture Speedy Decision: Are Poultry Processors Pushing Safety Limits? After serving five years in the Navy Tyler Dunn has returned home to Hickman, Kentucky. These days, if he isn’t at work at the local liquor store or completing assignments for a business degree, you might find him surrounded by one of several stray cats he saved from a parking lot. It’s hard to reconcile […] By Nicole Erwin Oct 20 Agriculture Speedy Decision: Are Poultry Processors Pushing Safety Limits? Nicole Erwin