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GREAT BEND, Kansas — Emerging infectious diseases like the coronavirus don’t just threaten humans. They’re also a major concern for the livestock industry…
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WICHITA, Kansas — For the last two months, employees at Walnut Valley Packing in El Dorado have been working extra hours, even Saturdays, to cut, grind…
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DODGE CITY, Kansas — In the days leading up to President Donald Trump’s mandate that all meatpacking plants stay open , workers in western Kansas’...
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President Trump signed an executive order Tuesday to shore up the country’s meat production amid concerns about worker safety at meatpacking plants. The...
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Update: Kansas Health Secretary Lee Norman said on Friday that Kansas has now identified 250 cases of COVID-19 among workers at the state's six...
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GARDEN CITY — Local officials on Wednesday confirmed multiple cases of COVID-19 at a meatpacking plant in Finney County.The Finney County Health…
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GARDEN CITY, Kansas — The continuing spread of COVID-19 among workers who slaughter livestock and package meat poses a growing threat to keeping the…
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GARDEN CITY, Kansas — Before June 2018, finding cattle that were potentially exposed to diseases was time-consuming and complicated, requiring a...
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Can Meatballs Be Vegetarian? Kansas Livestock Industry Wants Stricter Labeling For Meat AlternativesVegetarian meat alternatives are growing in popularity, with "Chick’n Strips" and "Porkless Bites" filling freezer cases in some Kansas grocery stores.But…
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During 2019, the curveballs thrown at farmers began with the partial government shutdown in January, when some U.S. Department of Agriculture agencies...