Meat processing has become highly concentrated in recent decades: just four companies control 83% of the beef market and 66% of pork. The early days of the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the fragility of this system. The closure of just…
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Since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, workers at the largest meatpacking plants faced dangerous working conditions. As of early September 2021, nearly 60,000 meatpacking workers had tested positive for the virus and at least 300 had died.…
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SiX recently interviewed Amy Wong, Policy Director with Friends of Family Farmers (FoFF) about their work on the 2021 Oregon bill HB 2785 – Local Meat Inspection and Grant Program that was recently enacted. Amy sits on the SiX…
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Local meat processors in your state could potentially benefit from these federal funds. The $900 billion coronavirus relief package passed by the U.S. Congress in December included $60 million of grants for small meat processors to update and expand…
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