Ranchers Disturbed by Meat Packer Settlement

February 16, 2022 Lane Nordlund, KTVQ

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) said there were disturbed by the announcement. The group wants to know what has happened to the cattle industry’s demands for a federal investigation into the beef markets going back to 2019.

Analysis: High U.S. Meat Prices: Packer Profiteering or Capacity Crunch?

January 20, 2022 David Lawder, Reuters

The Biden administration is targeting a small group of meat packers for high beef, pork and poultry prices that it says are squeezing consumers and fueling inflation, arguing that they are abusing their market power.

Ohio Meat Packing Facilities Are Experiencing Major Backlogs. A State Grant Could Help

January 7, 2022 Alejandro Figueroa, WYSO

Right now, farmers that raise animals for meat can’t find places to get their stock slaughtered and processed. The Ohio Meat Processing Grant aims to stop that bottleneck.

Kentucky’s Ross Meat Packing Could Close After a Century in Business

May 5, 2021 Randall Barnes, WPSD

A local business that has been around for the last 108 years could see its doors close in May.

‘Everybody is Getting Sick’

Gov. Greg Abbott sent health-care specialists to the Panhandle to test workers and stem the outbreak. More than three months later, the workers still are struggling with the effects of the pandemic and the persistent fear of contracting the disease.