A group of poultry farmers is suing Tyson Foods for shutting down its former chicken processing plant in southeast Missouri’s Dexter last fall. The plaintiffs argue that they invested millions of dollars to build and maintain chicken houses, provide needed equipment,...
Two Missouri towns are preparing to lose a major employer this month. Tyson Foods plans to close two chicken processing plants in southeast Missouri’s Dexter and southwest Missouri’s Noel – putting about 2,200 workers out of a job. What is Missouri doing to help these...
Missouri is bracing for a loss of more than 2,200 agriculture jobs around October. Tyson Foods is closing chicken processing plants in southeast Missouri’s Dexter and southwest Missouri’s Noel this month. Alisa Nelson talks to Tim Dunville, with the Missouri...
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, is sponsoring a bill he said will put a stop to large meatpacking companies operating as a monopoly. There have been growing concerns by livestock producers in Missouri and elsewhere of the “big four” meatpacking...
Tyson Foods is closing its chicken processing plants in southeast Missouri’s Dexter and in southwest Missouri’s Noel. The closures are expected in October, with nearly 700 jobs disappearing in Dexter. John Newby, President and CEO of the McDonald County...
