Poultry and egg production
FILE - This Nov. 18, 2011 file photo shows a Tyson food product, in Montpelier, Vt. Tyson Foods President and CEO Dean Banks is leaving the poultry company for personal reasons, having served less than a year in the top post. The company said Wednesday, June 2, 2021, that Donnie King will succeed Banks, effective immediately. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)
Tyson Foods CEO Banks leaving company; King named successor

By Michelle Chapman Jun. 02, 2021 09:42 AM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2018 file photo, the logo for General Mills appears above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. General Mills is diving further into the red-hot pet food market, acquiring Tyson Foods’ pet treat business for $1.2 billion in cash, the companies said Friday, May 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
General Mills dives deeper into the pet business

By Matt Ott May. 14, 2021 11:39 AM EDT

In this image from the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism, a Tyson employee walks into the team member entrance at the Berry Street location in Springdale, Ark., on April 20, 2021. A sign in their path reads "Social Distancing Required at all Times" written in English, Spanish and Marshallese. (Mary Hennigan/University of Arkansas via AP)
9,000 employees sick as COVID overwhelms Arkansas workplaces

By Mary Hennigan, Abby Zimmardi And Rachell Sanchez-Smith/The Howard Center For Investigative Journalism May. 12, 2021 12:29 PM EDT

FILE - In this July 30, 2001, file photo, a sign marks the entrance to Tyson Foods headquarters in Springdale, Ark. Tyson Foods says it is raising wages to combat absenteeism and worker turnover at its plants as U.S. demand for chicken soars. The Springdale, Arkansas-based company said Monday, May 10, 2021, that absentee rates are around 50% higher than they were before the pandemic. (AP Photo/April L. Brown, File)
Tyson raising pay to keep up as US chicken demand soars

By Dee-Ann Durbin May. 10, 2021 07:06 PM EDT

White House Easter eggs depict mask-wearing bunny

Apr. 03, 2021 11:01 AM EDT
BUCKFIELD, Maine (AP) — The tradition of Maine-made commemorative Easter eggs for the White House is continuing despite the pandemic. Wells...

Arkansas makes food plant workers eligible for vaccine

Mar. 02, 2021 03:33 PM EST
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Workers at Arkansas' poultry plants and other food manufacturing facilities are now eligible for the coronavirus vaccine, Gov. Asa...

FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2021, file photo, a Tyson Foods team member receives a COVID-19 vaccine at meatpacking plant in Wilkesboro, N.C. Meatpacking workers have started receiving coronavirus vaccines and thousands more will have a chance to get their first shots this week, offering some peace of mind in an industry that was ravaged by COVID-19 a year ago. (Melissa Melvin/AP Images for Tyson Foods, File)
Thousands of meatpacking workers to be vaccinated this week

By Josh Funk Mar. 01, 2021 05:23 PM EST

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp removals end his face covering as he prepares to speak to reporters after touring a mass vaccination site at the Macon State Farmers Market on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, in Atlanta. Kemp says starting Monday they plan to vaccinate 1,100 a day at the site. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Kemp to announce plan to vaccinate Georgia teachers, others

By Jeff Amy Feb. 24, 2021 06:09 PM EST

FILE - In this May 1, 2020, file photo, a sign sits in front of the Tyson Foods plant in Waterloo, Iowa. Hundreds of meatpacking workers have been vaccinated against the coronavirus but the union that represents them says several hundred thousand more have not, despite the risks they continue to face at work. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
Union says meatpacking workers should be vaccinated sooner

By Josh Funk Feb. 13, 2021 09:08 AM EST

Tray Ragland, left, and Kim Hickerson of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union hold signs outside an Amazon facility where labor is trying to organize workers on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. For Amazon, a successful effort could motivate other workers to organize. But a contract could take years, and Amazon has a history of crushing labor organizing. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)
Amazon faces biggest union push in its history

By Joseph Pisani Feb. 12, 2021 01:00 AM EST

Meatpacking firms encouraging workers to get virus vaccine

Feb. 02, 2021 11:37 AM EST
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Meatpacking companies and public health officials are trying to overcome any reluctance workers may have about coronavirus vaccines before...

FILE - This April 18, 2020, file photo, shows the JBS USA Pork Plant in Worthington, Minn. Federal recommendations meant to keep meatpacking workers safe as they return to plants that were shuttered by the coronavirus have little enforcement muscle behind them, fueling anxiety that working conditions could put employees' lives at risk. Major meatpackers JBS, Smithfield and Tyson have said worker safety is their highest priority. (Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via AP)
Minnesota Democrats, unions announce meatpacking safety bill

By Mohamed Ibrahim Jan. 27, 2021 06:30 PM EST

In this photo provided by Paul Juarez, refrigerators are stocked with produce, milk and juice at Linda Tutt High School's student-led grocery store on Nov. 20, 2020, in Sanger, Texas. (Paul Juarez via AP)
Student-run free grocery store helps feed town's hungry

By Luis Andres Henao Jan. 26, 2021 10:13 AM EST

FILE - In this May 2020, file photo, Tyson's Fresh Meat workers file in for a tour of safety measures put into place after the plant in Waterloo, Iowa, had to shut down due to a COVID-19 outbreak. The family of a Tyson Foods employee are alleging in a lawsuit that he died from COVID-19 after the meat processing giant failed to implement safety protocols to guard against the coronavirus at the Iowa plant where he worked. (Brandon Pollock/The Courier via AP, File)
Fired Tyson boss says COVID office pool was a 'morale boost'

By Ryan J. Foley Dec. 28, 2020 12:58 PM EST

This May 20, 2020, photo provided by Smithfield Foods shows some of the measures the company says it has taken to limit the spread of the coronavirus inside its plants. Workers inside its Sioux Falls, South Dakota, pork processing plant wear protective gear and are separated by plastic partitions as they carve up meat. (Photo courtesy Smithfield Foods via AP)
US plants hope to maintain production despite virus threat

By Josh Funk And Tom Krisher Dec. 25, 2020 10:17 AM EST

FILE— The Big Moose Inn is seen Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, near Millinocket, Maine. The inn was the setting for an Aug. 7 wedding reception that has since been linked to numerous cases of the coronavirus, and several deaths. Plans for a lawsuit against the Maine venue that hosted what became a "super spreader" wedding reception underscore the liability risks to small businesses amid the coronavirus pandemic and an uphill push by Republicans in Congress to give such outfits legal immunity. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
Businesses, lacking legal immunity, fear COVID-19 lawsuits

By David Sharp Dec. 20, 2020 08:24 AM EST

FILE - In this May 2020, file photo, Tyson's Fresh Meat workers file in for a tour of safety measures put into place after the plant in Waterloo, Iowa, had to shut down due to a COVID-19 outbreak. The family of a Tyson Foods employee are alleging in a lawsuit that he died from COVID-19 after the meat processing giant failed to implement safety protocols to guard against the coronavirus at the Iowa plant where he worked. (Brandon Pollock/The Courier via AP, File)
Tyson fires 7 at Iowa pork plant after COVID betting inquiry

By Ryan J. Foley Dec. 16, 2020 12:49 PM EST

SC to prioritize elderly, food workers for COVID-19 vaccine

By Michelle Liu Dec. 09, 2020 04:54 PM EST
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Prisoners and poultry plant workers will follow soon after frontline healthcare employees in South Carolina's COVID-19 vaccine plan,...

Pastor Joshua Manning, of the Community Baptist Church, visits Gideon and the boy's family after hosting a weekly church food pantry, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020, in Noel, Mo. This family is one of nine living and working in Noel as refugees from Myanmar. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)
Pandemic, loss unite 2 rural Missouri pastors around faith

By Luis Andres Henao, David Crary And Jessie Wardarski Dec. 09, 2020 09:06 AM EST

Angela Tucker hugs her 5-year-old granddaughter, Charley Jones, as they pray with their fellow congregants at Calvary of Neosho, a Southern Baptist church, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, in Neosho, Mo. Newton County, population 58,000, was recently hit by a surge of the coronavirus, with about 3,000 cases and 40 deaths in late November. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)
Pandemic, loss unite 2 rural Missouri pastors around faith

By Luis Andres Henao, David Crary And Jessie Wardarski Dec. 09, 2020 07:57 AM EST