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
Sep 20 Agriculture Hog-Tied? NAFTA Talks Have Ohio Valley Pork Producers Nervous Talks on renegotiating NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement, are set for later this month and farm country is concerned about the potential fallout from a trade dispute. Pork producers are especially nervous about the implications of a threat from President Trump to place a 20 percent tariff on Mexican food imports. “Mexico is […] By Nicole Erwin Sep 20 Agriculture Hog-Tied? NAFTA Talks Have Ohio Valley Pork Producers Nervous Nicole Erwin