/tags/meatpacking-plants Meatpacking Plants en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Sun, 27 Oct 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-10-27/big-stakes-for-rural-colorado-in-denvers-ballot-measure-to-ban-slaughterhouses The potential footprint of Denver’s Initiated Ordinance 309 to ban slaughterhouses extends beyond city limits. Sun, 27 Oct 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-10-27/big-stakes-for-rural-colorado-in-denvers-ballot-measure-to-ban-slaughterhouses Rae Solomon /business/2022-01-04/biden-to-use-1b-to-help-small-and-mid-size-meat-processors The Biden administration announced Monday it would use $1 billion from the American Rescue Plan to help small and independent meat processors. Wed, 05 Jan 2022 00:14:35 GMT /business/2022-01-04/biden-to-use-1b-to-help-small-and-mid-size-meat-processors Madelyn Beck /business/2021-11-20/a-boon-for-local-meat-processors-is-a-hurdle-for-hunters The pandemic slowed food supply lines across the country as workers at major meat processing plants got sick. That meant more ranchers were turning to local butchers for processing, and consumers were turning to them for meat. But more business at local meat shops means less room to process wild game for hunters. Sat, 20 Nov 2021 14:00:00 GMT /business/2021-11-20/a-boon-for-local-meat-processors-is-a-hurdle-for-hunters Madelyn Beck /business/2020-12-15/covid-and-cattle-the-pandemics-continued-influence-on-the-beef-market Panic buying has slowed down considerably since this spring, but one thing still lingering is higher demand for meat that's easier for people to cook themselves. Wed, 16 Dec 2020 01:14:05 GMT /business/2020-12-15/covid-and-cattle-the-pandemics-continued-influence-on-the-beef-market Madelyn Beck /2020-09-17/workers-union-protests-measly-covid-19-fine-issued-to-jbs-plant-in-greeley A union representing workers at JBS USA-owned meatpacking plant in Greeley where six workers died of COVID-19 and hundreds more were infected staged a protest Wednesday, claiming that federal officials should have fined the company more for its alleged failure to provide safe working conditions. Thu, 17 Sep 2020 19:44:09 GMT /2020-09-17/workers-union-protests-measly-covid-19-fine-issued-to-jbs-plant-in-greeley Associated Press /2020-07-19/virginia-poultry-workers-see-victory-in-new-covid-19-protection-rules Virginia has become the first state in the nation to require businesses to to adopt protections for workers against the coronavirus. Sun, 19 Jul 2020 11:58:00 GMT /2020-07-19/virginia-poultry-workers-see-victory-in-new-covid-19-protection-rules Lulu Garcia-Navarro, Christianna Silva /npr-news/2020-07-16/this-citys-coronavirus-safety-measures-could-become-best-practices The fishing port of New Bedford, Mass., is protecting essential workers during the pandemic with a set of enforceable guidelines that experts say could be a model for other cities. Thu, 16 Jul 2020 09:01:00 GMT /npr-news/2020-07-16/this-citys-coronavirus-safety-measures-could-become-best-practices Nadine Sebai /npr-news/2020-05-14/millions-of-pigs-will-be-euthanized-as-pandemic-cripples-meatpacking-plants As the pandemic wreaks havoc on the meat industry, hog farmers anticipate they'll soon be forced to euthanize millions of pigs unable to be sent for processing. Thu, 14 May 2020 11:16:00 GMT /npr-news/2020-05-14/millions-of-pigs-will-be-euthanized-as-pandemic-cripples-meatpacking-plants Tim Mak /health/2020-05-12/young-immigrant-says-dont-judge-essential-workers-for-working-during-covid-19 College student Erika Cardenas never wanted to take an online class. But the coronavirus didn't leave her with much of a choice."I've been avoiding online… Tue, 12 May 2020 19:25:39 GMT /health/2020-05-12/young-immigrant-says-dont-judge-essential-workers-for-working-during-covid-19 Stephanie Daniel