McLean County Farm Bureau

AGRICULTURE SECRETARY EXPECTS MEATPACKING PLANTS TO REOPEN IN ‘DAYS NOT WEEKS’

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Thursday said meatpacking plants will reopen in a matter of “days not weeks,” citing an executive order this week signed by President Trump. Workers in slaughterhouses will start receiving additional protective gear and have access to COVID-19 testing “virtually immediately,” Perdue said. (The Hill