All posts tagged "Worthington"

Agriculture5 years ago

“We are three weeks away from not having pork on the shelves.” -Worthington pork plant euthanizes 3,000 hogs per day

Relief and anxiety hit as President Donald Trump issued the Defense Production Act to order meat processing plants to remain open. With horns honking outside from...
Coronavirus5 years ago

Minnesota pork plant hit by COVID-19 outbreak shuts down, while Green Bay’s remained open despite spread

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — JBS USA said it is temporarily shutting down its big pork processing plant in southwestern Minnesota because of an outbreak of COVID-19 among...