Tyson Foods announced that it would invest an additional $1.5 million in free legal and citizenship services for immigrant employees.

Tyson Foods Inc. announced on Oct. 5 that the company plans to bring all its corporate employees under one location at its world headquarters in Springdale, Ark.

Foster Farms stated that on Sept. 11 the company would increase its entry-level wage to $17.30 per hour at its Farmerville, La., poultry processing plant from the current start rate of $12.70 per hour.

Around 2:40 p.m. on Aug. 25, employees of Perdue Farms’ Washington, Ind., facility evacuated the building after an accidental chemical spill. 

Foster Farms announced on Aug. 9 that it increased its entry-level wage to $19 per hour at its Kelso, Wash., poultry processing plant.

More consumers buying plant-based alternatives instead of beef could reduce carbon dioxide emissions, but it also could lead to job losses in agriculture, according to a study appearing in the August issue of Lancet Planet Health.

Wayne-Sanderson Farms Dobson recently upgraded its hatchery with a $1.3 million project that improved the work environment for employees and created a new gender-sorting capability to the 25,000 square-foot facility.

The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) and Disability:IN have recognized Giant Eagle, Inc. as a “Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion.”

The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. after an investigation found that the company might have prevented a January 2022 ammonia leak if required safety standards were followed. 

On July 14, Foster Farms, a subsidiary of Atlas Holdings, announced an increase of entry level wages to $20 per hour for its workers in the Livingston, Calif., area.