
Tag Archives slaughter

USDA unveils more COVID-19 aid, mostly for livestock farmers
Funds earmarked for farmers under contract

Ontario’s beef set-aside AgriRecovery plan underway
Applications for first intake due Dec. 22

Tyson suspends staff as suit alleges managers set up COVID pool

Ontario meat processor buys into poultry slaughter
ADP Direct buys Cami International

B.C. ag ministry to take over regulation for on-farm slaughter
Class D- and E-licensed sites to move to ag ministry oversight

Union seeks temporary halt for major Manitoba hog plant
Four Maple Leaf plant staff now COVID-positive

COVID-19 case confirmed at Maple Leaf hog plant

Packing plants back on track, but future uncertain
With a huge backlog of animals to work through, cattle groups are fearful of what comes next

U.S. meatpacking workers often absent after plants ordered to reopen
"There's still so many risks"

Tyson to shut Iowa pork plant against COVID-19 outbreak
Plant handles up to 3.5 per cent of U.S. pork output
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