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Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing has a new podcast brought to you by the editors of Industrial Media. In each episode, we discuss the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward.

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Healthy Pigs Killed Amid Meat Backlog

It’s a result of colliding forces as plants that normally process up to 20,000 hogs a day are closing because of ill workers.

This undated photo shows a Tyson Fresh Meats plant in Waterloo, IA. On Friday, April 17, more than a dozen Iowa elected officials asked Tyson to close the pork processing plant because of the spread of the coronavirus among its workforce of nearly 3,000 people.

Officials Ask Tyson to Close Pork Plant

The Iowa pork processing plant employs nearly 3,000 workers.

In this Aug. 10, 2015, file photo, turkeys stand in a barn on turkey farm near Manson, IA. The nation's first case of highly pathogenic bird flu since 2017 has been found in a South Carolina turkey operation, leading to the killing of more than 30,000 birds.

Industry Scrambles to Stop Fatal Bird Flu

The industry was devastated by a large outbreak in 2015 that led to the killing of millions of chickens and turkeys.

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Video Shows Suffering at IA Lawmaker's Pig Farm

An animal welfare group accessed a hog farm last spring owned by an Iowa senator and recorded disturbing conditions on video and in photos.

Slaughter Rules Mean More Safety Tasks

Some are slamming new regulations that place responsibilities once held by federal inspectors in the hands of meat company employees.

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Trump Escapes Blame for Ethanol Policy

Corn production has nearly doubled in the past 30 years, and without an ever-larger ethanol market farmers fear demand could plunge.

Vegetable Seed Developer Wins World Food Prize

His name is Groot. He's a guardian of high-quality seeds for tropical environments.

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Law on Undercover Workers Struck Down

The Iowa law made it illegal to get a job at a livestock farm to conduct an animal cruelty undercover investigation.

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Organic Farmers Vow to Compete

The dairy industry, like much of U.S. farming, has trended toward fewer but larger farms since the 1980s.

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Trade, Immigration, Biofuel Policies Hit Farmers

Many farmers are more worried than ever about their ability to continue eking out an existence in agriculture.

Salmonella in Chicken Salad Kills 1

Out of the 265 illnesses, 94 people were hospitalized.