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Coronavirus

Building Trust Is Key To Ensuring Farmworker Access To COVID Testing, Vaccine

By Christine Herman and Dana Cronin, Harvest Public Media | January 22, 2021

The rollout of coronavirus vaccines provides hope that the end of the pandemic is near. But the virus is still spreading across the U.S. and efforts to expand access to testing and build trust with the farmworker community are still needed, Tellefson Torres says.

Coronavirus

Testing accelerated at Rantoul meat processing plant hit by coronovirus outbreak

By Pam Dempsey, Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting | May 8, 2020

Rantoul Foods, one of Central Illinois’ largest meat processing plants, accelerated its mass testing Friday as the number of confirmed cases at the plant rose to 55.

Coronavirus

Covid-19 outbreak hits Rantoul meat processing plant

By Pam Dempsey/Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting | May 4, 2020

Just days before President Trump ordered meat packing plants to remain open to mitigate food shortages, Rantoul Foods in Central Illinois saw its first case. There are now 32.

farmworkers

Blighted Housing: Inspections fail to stem poor conditions for migrant farmworkers

By Robert Holly & Claire Everett/Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting | April 13, 2016

An ongoing investigation by The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting has found the oversight of migrant housing is a fractured and ineffective system despite decades of reforms.

Database: Tracking Covid-19’s impact on meatpacking workers and industry

USDA photo by Preston Keres

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) meat inspectors and graders perform their mission.

Illinois billionaire Shahid Khan investing in thousands of acres of the state’s farmland

Farm acreage at the1831 2500N, Thomasboro, IL belonging to Baloo Enterpriseson Saturday, March 13, 2021. photo by Darrell Hoemann/C-U Citizen Access

Opinion

  • Opinion: Big Meat lets down public…yet again

    JBS SA owned Pilgrim's Pride is the second-largest chicken processor in the United States. But now as it turns out Pilgrims Pride is also more crooked than Lombard Street.

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