After many plants were forced to closed during the pandemic, agricultural economists have begun to research the beef industry's resiliency in the face of such threats and what it means in the long term.
Despite Christian County being eliminated from consideration for a 500,000-square-foot meat processing plant, we're sharing your answers to our questions to help inform future discussions about proposed local developments.
Organizers decided there was no reason to hold the meeting after American Foods Group dropped Christian County as a possible site for a beef processing plant.
State officials and representatives of a Wisconsin meat processing company arrived in Hopkinsville on Thursday, as opponents of the facility announced another community meeting.
Four aircraft landed Thursday morning at the Hopkinsville-Christian County Airport, carrying individuals who were in town to discuss a proposed beef processing facility. Flight logs and public records hint at possible topics of discussion during the whirlwind of meetings that followed their arrival.
Key information about the company being privately held and in business for 75 years narrows the field of possibilities to a subsidiary of Rosen's Diversified Inc.
A company based in Green Bay, Wisconsin, wants to build a 500,000-square-foot beef processing plant on the edge of Pembroke. Some of the incentives for the company are expected to come from Hopkinsville City Council.
