A meat trade group has warned the federal government against meddling in the meat industry. They argue that government action by means of laws and mandates will cost meat producers millions of [.]
Jun. 10—Opposition to increasing the capital gains tax, the concentration of meatpacking ownership and climate change proposals by President Biden's administration were high on the list of concerns by farmers during a town hall with U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn. "Biden's climate change (policy), the Green New Deal, is anti-agriculture. It will destroy agriculture," said Hagedorn, a two-term .
“We are trying to meet that demand so that we have everything that everybody needs when they stop and shop with us, so we have increased what we offer and how much of what we offer,” said Bassette.
Business was good, so Killam & Bassette stayed open later in the year, until Valentine’s Day. Since reopening two weeks ago, a good number of customers are coming in compared to before the pandemic.
Other farms, like Karabin Farms in Southington, said they too were doing well during the pandemic, but since then business has fallen back to what it was in 2019.
A major cyberattack has reportedly crippled the world's largest meat processing company, JBS. The company reports an "organized cybersecurity attack" has severely hampered its operations in the U.S. and Australia.