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+2 Rachel Meyers She probably shouldn't have listened to the agent pushing for that role.
+4 Rachel Meyers Cheaper ground beef sounds nice until you realize it's propped up by a deal that seems to benefit one company's bottom line more than shoppers.+5 Marcus Bell Ricketts has been in DC a while now, curious what he's actually delivered for cattle producers besides talking points.Tyson to Close Plants, Sell Pasco; 2,500 Jobs Affected Business — Aug 13, 2026 Tyson Foods announced a restructuring that closes the Joslin, Illinois beef plant and the Eagle Mountain, Utah case-ready facility, and puts the Pasco, Washington beef plant up for sale, concentrating operations at three central facilities in Nebraska, Kansas and Texas and adding a second shift at Amarillo as cattle supply allows. The move, driven by ongoing cattle shortages, will shift production to remaining plants with affected workers offered help transferring to other locations. +100