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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: A motorist drives past Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: WES ZANKER, and his wife, SHAUNNA ZANKER owners of Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa, in front of their store. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: WES ZANKER, and his wife, SHAUNNA ZANKER owners of Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa, in front of their store. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: WES ZANKER, owner of Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa, moves a side of beef from the locker before butchering it. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: WES ZANKER, owner of Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa, moves a side of beef from the locker before butchering it. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: WES ZANKER, owner of Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa, moves a side of beef from the locker before butchering it. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: A worker trims beef at Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: WES ZANKER, owner of Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa, butchers a beef for customer. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: WES ZANKER, owner of Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa, butchers a beef for customer. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: WES ZANKER, owner of Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa, butchers a beef for customer. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: WES ZANKER, owner of Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa, butchers a beef for customer. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: WES ZANKER, owner of Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa, butchers a beef for customer. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: Workers trim beef at Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: A worker trims beef at Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: A worker trims beef at Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: JESSE CHERRY IV, left, and JORDAN TEEL trim beef before turning it into hamburger at Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: JORDAN TEEL trims beef before turning it into hamburger at Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: JORDAN TEEL trims beef before turning it into hamburger at Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: Sides of beef and pork handing in Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: Sides of beef and pork handing in Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: WES ZANKER, owner of Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa, butchers a beef for customer. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: WES ZANKER, owner of Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa, butchers a beef for customer. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: WES ZANKER, and his wife, SHAUNNA ZANKER owners of Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa, in front of their store. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: WES ZANKER, owner of Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa, butchers a beef for customer. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: WES ZANKER, owner of Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa, moves a side of beef from the locker before butchering it. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: WES ZANKER, owner of Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa, moves a side of beef from the locker before butchering it. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: WES ZANKER, owner of Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa, moves a side of beef from the locker before butchering it. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: JESSE CHERRY IV, left, BRANDON STRUNK, and JORDAN TEEL trim beef at Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: Butcher knives on a wall at Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: WES ZANKER, owner of Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa, butchers a beef for customer. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: WES ZANKER, owner of Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa, butchers a beef for customer. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: WES ZANKER, owner of Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa, butchers a beef for customer. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: WES ZANKER, owner of Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa, butchers a beef for customer. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: WES ZANKER, owner of Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa, butchers a beef for customer. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: WES ZANKER, owner of Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa, butchers a beef for customer. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: WES ZANKER, owner of Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa, butchers a beef for customer. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: WES ZANKER, owner of Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa, butchers a beef for customer. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: WES ZANKER, owner of Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa, butchers a beef for customer. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: WES ZANKER, owner of Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa, butchers a beef for customer. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: Workers trim beef at Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: Workers trim beef at Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: Workers trim beef at Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: A worker trims beef at Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: JORDAN TEEL trims beef before turning it into hamburger at Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: BRANDON STRUNK trims beef at Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: BRANDON STRUNK trims beef at Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: BRANDON STRUNK trims beef at Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: JORDAN TEEL, left, and JESSE CHERRY IV trim beef before turning it into hamburger at Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: JORDAN TEEL, left, and JESSE CHERRY IV trim beef before turning it into hamburger at Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: JORDAN TEEL, left, and JESSE CHERRY IV trim beef before turning it into hamburger at Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: JORDAN TEEL, left, and JESSE CHERRY IV trim beef before turning it into hamburger at Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: WES ZANKER, owner of Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa, butchers a beef for customer. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: WES ZANKER, owner of Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa, butchers a beef for customer. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2020 - PERRY, IOWA:  An empty street in Perry, IA. The Tyson pork processing plant in Perry reported over the weekend that at least two dozen workers had tested positive for COVID-19. The plant is closed Monday, April, 20 for a thorough cleaning and sanitization. At least five meat packing plants in Iowa have reported outbreaks of COVID-19. In addition to the five plants in Iowa, meat packing plants close to Iowa in Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota have reported outbreaks of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2, Coronavirus). The Tyson plant has more than 1,400 workers and is the largest single employer in Perry. The state of Iowa has begun providing surveillance testing of meatpacking plants to more broadly test employees even if they are not experiencing symptoms of COVID-19. State "strike teams" made up of an epidemiologist, an infectious disease nurse and other personnel will advise facilities of preventative measures to take and administer contact tracing to determine who may have been in contact with any infected individual.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2020 - PERRY, IOWA:  A barber shop in Perry, IA, closed by the order of the Governor of Iowa because of the Coronavirus pandemic. The Tyson pork processing plant in Perry reported over the weekend that at least two dozen workers had tested positive for COVID-19. The plant is closed Monday, April, 20 for a thorough cleaning and sanitization. At least five meat packing plants in Iowa have reported outbreaks of COVID-19. In addition to the five plants in Iowa, meat packing plants close to Iowa in Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota have reported outbreaks of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2, Coronavirus). The Tyson plant has more than 1,400 workers and is the largest single employer in Perry. The state of Iowa has begun providing surveillance testing of meatpacking plants to more broadly test employees even if they are not experiencing symptoms of COVID-19. State "strike teams" made up of an epidemiologist, an infectious disease nurse and other personnel will advise facilities of preventative measures to take and administer contact tracing to determine who may have been in contact with any infected individual.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2020 - PERRY, IOWA:  The main entrance to the Tyson Foods pork processing plant in Perry, IA. The Tyson pork processing plant in Perry reported over the weekend that at least two dozen workers had tested positive for COVID-19. The plant is closed Monday, April, 20 for a thorough cleaning and sanitization. At least five meat packing plants in Iowa have reported outbreaks of COVID-19. In addition to the five plants in Iowa, meat packing plants close to Iowa in Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota have reported outbreaks of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2, Coronavirus). The Tyson plant has more than 1,400 workers and is the largest single employer in Perry. The state of Iowa has begun providing surveillance testing of meatpacking plants to more broadly test employees even if they are not experiencing symptoms of COVID-19. State "strike teams" made up of an epidemiologist, an infectious disease nurse and other personnel will advise facilities of preventative measures to take and administer contact tracing to determine who may have been in contact with any infected individual. The state of Iowa has begun providing surveillance testing of meatpacking plants to more broadly test employees even if they are not experiencing symptoms of COVID-19. State "strike teams" made up of an epidemiologist, an infectious disease nurse and other personnel will advise facilities of preventative measures to take and administer contact tracing to determine who may have been in contact with any infected individual.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2020 - PERRY, IOWA:  The main entrance to the Tyson Foods pork processing plant in Perry, IA. The Tyson pork processing plant in Perry reported over the weekend that at least two dozen workers had tested positive for COVID-19. The plant is closed Monday, April, 20 for a thorough cleaning and sanitization. At least five meat packing plants in Iowa have reported outbreaks of COVID-19. In addition to the five plants in Iowa, meat packing plants close to Iowa in Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota have reported outbreaks of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2, Coronavirus). The Tyson plant has more than 1,400 workers and is the largest single employer in Perry. The state of Iowa has begun providing surveillance testing of meatpacking plants to more broadly test employees even if they are not experiencing symptoms of COVID-19. State "strike teams" made up of an epidemiologist, an infectious disease nurse and other personnel will advise facilities of preventative measures to take and administer contact tracing to determine who may have been in contact with any infected individual. The state of Iowa has begun providing surveillance testing of meatpacking plants to more broadly test employees even if they are not experiencing symptoms of COVID-19. State "strike teams" made up of an epidemiologist, an infectious disease nurse and other personnel will advise facilities of preventative measures to take and administer contact tracing to determine who may have been in contact with any infected individual.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2020 - PERRY, IOWA:  The main entrance to the Tyson Foods pork processing plant in Perry, IA. The Tyson pork processing plant in Perry reported over the weekend that at least two dozen workers had tested positive for COVID-19. The plant is closed Monday, April, 20 for a thorough cleaning and sanitization. At least five meat packing plants in Iowa have reported outbreaks of COVID-19. In addition to the five plants in Iowa, meat packing plants close to Iowa in Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota have reported outbreaks of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2, Coronavirus). The Tyson plant has more than 1,400 workers and is the largest single employer in Perry. The state of Iowa has begun providing surveillance testing of meatpacking plants to more broadly test employees even if they are not experiencing symptoms of COVID-19. State "strike teams" made up of an epidemiologist, an infectious disease nurse and other personnel will advise facilities of preventative measures to take and administer contact tracing to determine who may have been in contact with any infected individual. The state of Iowa has begun providing surveillance testing of meatpacking plants to more broadly test employees even if they are not experiencing symptoms of COVID-19. State "strike teams" made up of an epidemiologist, an infectious disease nurse and other personnel will advise facilities of preventative measures to take and administer contact tracing to determine who may have been in contact with any infected individual.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2020 - PERRY, IOWA:  The main entrance to the Tyson Foods pork processing plant in Perry, IA. The Tyson pork processing plant in Perry reported over the weekend that at least two dozen workers had tested positive for COVID-19. The plant is closed Monday, April, 20 for a thorough cleaning and sanitization. At least five meat packing plants in Iowa have reported outbreaks of COVID-19. In addition to the five plants in Iowa, meat packing plants close to Iowa in Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota have reported outbreaks of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2, Coronavirus). The Tyson plant has more than 1,400 workers and is the largest single employer in Perry. The state of Iowa has begun providing surveillance testing of meatpacking plants to more broadly test employees even if they are not experiencing symptoms of COVID-19. State "strike teams" made up of an epidemiologist, an infectious disease nurse and other personnel will advise facilities of preventative measures to take and administer contact tracing to determine who may have been in contact with any infected individual. The state of Iowa has begun providing surveillance testing of meatpacking plants to more broadly test employees even if they are not experiencing symptoms of COVID-19. State "strike teams" made up of an epidemiologist, an infectious disease nurse and other personnel will advise facilities of preventative measures to take and administer contact tracing to determine who may have been in contact with any infected individual.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2020 - PERRY, IOWA:  The main entrance to the Tyson Foods pork processing plant in Perry, IA. The Tyson pork processing plant in Perry reported over the weekend that at least two dozen workers had tested positive for COVID-19. The plant is closed Monday, April, 20 for a thorough cleaning and sanitization. At least five meat packing plants in Iowa have reported outbreaks of COVID-19. In addition to the five plants in Iowa, meat packing plants close to Iowa in Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota have reported outbreaks of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2, Coronavirus). The Tyson plant has more than 1,400 workers and is the largest single employer in Perry. The state of Iowa has begun providing surveillance testing of meatpacking plants to more broadly test employees even if they are not experiencing symptoms of COVID-19. State "strike teams" made up of an epidemiologist, an infectious disease nurse and other personnel will advise facilities of preventative measures to take and administer contact tracing to determine who may have been in contact with any infected individual. The state of Iowa has begun providing surveillance testing of meatpacking plants to more broadly test employees even if they are not experiencing symptoms of COVID-19. State "strike teams" made up of an epidemiologist, an infectious disease nurse and other personnel will advise facilities of preventative measures to take and administer contact tracing to determine who may have been in contact with any infected individual.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2020 - PERRY, IOWA:  The main entrance to the Tyson Foods pork processing plant in Perry, IA. The Tyson pork processing plant in Perry reported over the weekend that at least two dozen workers had tested positive for COVID-19. The plant is closed Monday, April, 20 for a thorough cleaning and sanitization. At least five meat packing plants in Iowa have reported outbreaks of COVID-19. In addition to the five plants in Iowa, meat packing plants close to Iowa in Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota have reported outbreaks of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2, Coronavirus). The Tyson plant has more than 1,400 workers and is the largest single employer in Perry. The state of Iowa has begun providing surveillance testing of meatpacking plants to more broadly test employees even if they are not experiencing symptoms of COVID-19. State "strike teams" made up of an epidemiologist, an infectious disease nurse and other personnel will advise facilities of preventative measures to take and administer contact tracing to determine who may have been in contact with any infected individual. The state of Iowa has begun providing surveillance testing of meatpacking plants to more broadly test employees even if they are not experiencing symptoms of COVID-19. State "strike teams" made up of an epidemiologist, an infectious disease nurse and other personnel will advise facilities of preventative measures to take and administer contact tracing to determine who may have been in contact with any infected individual.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2020 - PERRY, IOWA:  The main entrance to the Tyson Foods pork processing plant in Perry, IA. The Tyson pork processing plant in Perry reported over the weekend that at least two dozen workers had tested positive for COVID-19. The plant is closed Monday, April, 20 for a thorough cleaning and sanitization. At least five meat packing plants in Iowa have reported outbreaks of COVID-19. In addition to the five plants in Iowa, meat packing plants close to Iowa in Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota have reported outbreaks of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2, Coronavirus). The Tyson plant has more than 1,400 workers and is the largest single employer in Perry. The state of Iowa has begun providing surveillance testing of meatpacking plants to more broadly test employees even if they are not experiencing symptoms of COVID-19. State "strike teams" made up of an epidemiologist, an infectious disease nurse and other personnel will advise facilities of preventative measures to take and administer contact tracing to determine who may have been in contact with any infected individual. The state of Iowa has begun providing surveillance testing of meatpacking plants to more broadly test employees even if they are not experiencing symptoms of COVID-19. State "strike teams" made up of an epidemiologist, an infectious disease nurse and other personnel will advise facilities of preventative measures to take and administer contact tracing to determine who may have been in contact with any infected individual.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2020 - PERRY, IOWA:  The main entrance to the Tyson Foods pork processing plant in Perry, IA. The Tyson pork processing plant in Perry reported over the weekend that at least two dozen workers had tested positive for COVID-19. The plant is closed Monday, April, 20 for a thorough cleaning and sanitization. At least five meat packing plants in Iowa have reported outbreaks of COVID-19. In addition to the five plants in Iowa, meat packing plants close to Iowa in Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota have reported outbreaks of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2, Coronavirus). The Tyson plant has more than 1,400 workers and is the largest single employer in Perry. The state of Iowa has begun providing surveillance testing of meatpacking plants to more broadly test employees even if they are not experiencing symptoms of COVID-19. State "strike teams" made up of an epidemiologist, an infectious disease nurse and other personnel will advise facilities of preventative measures to take and administer contact tracing to determine who may have been in contact with any infected individual. The state of Iowa has begun providing surveillance testing of meatpacking plants to more broadly test employees even if they are not experiencing symptoms of COVID-19. State "strike teams" made up of an epidemiologist, an infectious disease nurse and other personnel will advise facilities of preventative measures to take and administer contact tracing to determine who may have been in contact with any infected individual.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 MARCH 2013 - OUDOMXAY, LAOS: Women sell "bush meat," small game animals killed by hunters, at a road side stand on Highway 13 in rural Laos. Bush meat is technically illegal but still very popular. Some of it is expensive - about 300,000 Lao Kip or $35US for one animal.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2020 - PERRY, IOWA:  An empty street in Perry, IA. The Tyson pork processing plant in Perry reported over the weekend that at least two dozen workers had tested positive for COVID-19. The plant is closed Monday, April, 20 for a thorough cleaning and sanitization. At least five meat packing plants in Iowa have reported outbreaks of COVID-19. In addition to the five plants in Iowa, meat packing plants close to Iowa in Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota have reported outbreaks of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2, Coronavirus). The Tyson plant has more than 1,400 workers and is the largest single employer in Perry. The state of Iowa has begun providing surveillance testing of meatpacking plants to more broadly test employees even if they are not experiencing symptoms of COVID-19. State "strike teams" made up of an epidemiologist, an infectious disease nurse and other personnel will advise facilities of preventative measures to take and administer contact tracing to determine who may have been in contact with any infected individual.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2020 - PERRY, IOWA:  An empty street in Perry, IA. The Tyson pork processing plant in Perry reported over the weekend that at least two dozen workers had tested positive for COVID-19. The plant is closed Monday, April, 20 for a thorough cleaning and sanitization. At least five meat packing plants in Iowa have reported outbreaks of COVID-19. In addition to the five plants in Iowa, meat packing plants close to Iowa in Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota have reported outbreaks of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2, Coronavirus). The Tyson plant has more than 1,400 workers and is the largest single employer in Perry. The state of Iowa has begun providing surveillance testing of meatpacking plants to more broadly test employees even if they are not experiencing symptoms of COVID-19. State "strike teams" made up of an epidemiologist, an infectious disease nurse and other personnel will advise facilities of preventative measures to take and administer contact tracing to determine who may have been in contact with any infected individual.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2020 - PERRY, IOWA:  The main entrance to the Tyson Foods pork processing plant in Perry, IA. The Tyson pork processing plant in Perry reported over the weekend that at least two dozen workers had tested positive for COVID-19. The plant is closed Monday, April, 20 for a thorough cleaning and sanitization. At least five meat packing plants in Iowa have reported outbreaks of COVID-19. In addition to the five plants in Iowa, meat packing plants close to Iowa in Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota have reported outbreaks of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2, Coronavirus). The Tyson plant has more than 1,400 workers and is the largest single employer in Perry. The state of Iowa has begun providing surveillance testing of meatpacking plants to more broadly test employees even if they are not experiencing symptoms of COVID-19. State "strike teams" made up of an epidemiologist, an infectious disease nurse and other personnel will advise facilities of preventative measures to take and administer contact tracing to determine who may have been in contact with any infected individual. The state of Iowa has begun providing surveillance testing of meatpacking plants to more broadly test employees even if they are not experiencing symptoms of COVID-19. State "strike teams" made up of an epidemiologist, an infectious disease nurse and other personnel will advise facilities of preventative measures to take and administer contact tracing to determine who may have been in contact with any infected individual.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2020 - PERRY, IOWA:  The main entrance to the Tyson Foods pork processing plant in Perry, IA. The Tyson pork processing plant in Perry reported over the weekend that at least two dozen workers had tested positive for COVID-19. The plant is closed Monday, April, 20 for a thorough cleaning and sanitization. At least five meat packing plants in Iowa have reported outbreaks of COVID-19. In addition to the five plants in Iowa, meat packing plants close to Iowa in Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota have reported outbreaks of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2, Coronavirus). The Tyson plant has more than 1,400 workers and is the largest single employer in Perry. The state of Iowa has begun providing surveillance testing of meatpacking plants to more broadly test employees even if they are not experiencing symptoms of COVID-19. State "strike teams" made up of an epidemiologist, an infectious disease nurse and other personnel will advise facilities of preventative measures to take and administer contact tracing to determine who may have been in contact with any infected individual. The state of Iowa has begun providing surveillance testing of meatpacking plants to more broadly test employees even if they are not experiencing symptoms of COVID-19. State "strike teams" made up of an epidemiologist, an infectious disease nurse and other personnel will advise facilities of preventative measures to take and administer contact tracing to determine who may have been in contact with any infected individual.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2020 - PERRY, IOWA:  The main entrance to the Tyson Foods pork processing plant in Perry, IA. The Tyson pork processing plant in Perry reported over the weekend that at least two dozen workers had tested positive for COVID-19. The plant is closed Monday, April, 20 for a thorough cleaning and sanitization. At least five meat packing plants in Iowa have reported outbreaks of COVID-19. In addition to the five plants in Iowa, meat packing plants close to Iowa in Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota have reported outbreaks of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2, Coronavirus). The Tyson plant has more than 1,400 workers and is the largest single employer in Perry. The state of Iowa has begun providing surveillance testing of meatpacking plants to more broadly test employees even if they are not experiencing symptoms of COVID-19. State "strike teams" made up of an epidemiologist, an infectious disease nurse and other personnel will advise facilities of preventative measures to take and administer contact tracing to determine who may have been in contact with any infected individual. The state of Iowa has begun providing surveillance testing of meatpacking plants to more broadly test employees even if they are not experiencing symptoms of COVID-19. State "strike teams" made up of an epidemiologist, an infectious disease nurse and other personnel will advise facilities of preventative measures to take and administer contact tracing to determine who may have been in contact with any infected individual.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2020 - PERRY, IOWA:  The main entrance to the Tyson Foods pork processing plant in Perry, IA. The Tyson pork processing plant in Perry reported over the weekend that at least two dozen workers had tested positive for COVID-19. The plant is closed Monday, April, 20 for a thorough cleaning and sanitization. At least five meat packing plants in Iowa have reported outbreaks of COVID-19. In addition to the five plants in Iowa, meat packing plants close to Iowa in Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota have reported outbreaks of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2, Coronavirus). The Tyson plant has more than 1,400 workers and is the largest single employer in Perry. The state of Iowa has begun providing surveillance testing of meatpacking plants to more broadly test employees even if they are not experiencing symptoms of COVID-19. State "strike teams" made up of an epidemiologist, an infectious disease nurse and other personnel will advise facilities of preventative measures to take and administer contact tracing to determine who may have been in contact with any infected individual. The state of Iowa has begun providing surveillance testing of meatpacking plants to more broadly test employees even if they are not experiencing symptoms of COVID-19. State "strike teams" made up of an epidemiologist, an infectious disease nurse and other personnel will advise facilities of preventative measures to take and administer contact tracing to determine who may have been in contact with any infected individual.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 AUGUST 2013 - MACAU: A vendor cuts up pork bakkwa in a bakery in Macau. Bakkwa, also known as rougan, is a Chinese salty-sweet dried meat product similar to jerky. Bakkwa is made with a meat preservation and preparation technique originating from China.  Macau, also spelled Macao, is one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China (PRC), the other being Hong Kong. Macau lies on the western side of the Pearl River Delta across from Hong Kong to the east, bordered by Guangdong province to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east and south. The territory's economy is heavily dependent on gambling and tourism, but also includes manufacturing.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • HAVANA, CUBA: A private butcher delivers a freshly slaughtered goat to a home in the central section of Havana, Cuba. Many staples, like bread, rice and meat are still rationed in Cuba. Cubans make up for the lack of government rations by shopping in private farmers? markets and government run dollar stores.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Butchers deliver sides of pork to venders in Khlong Toei market. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. The market is located in the midst of one of Bangkok's largest slum areas and close to the city's original deep water port. Thousands of people live in the neighboring slum area. Thousands more shop in the sprawling market for fresh fruits and vegetables as well meat, fish and poultry.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Butchers deliver sides of pork to venders in Khlong Toei market. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. The market is located in the midst of one of Bangkok's largest slum areas and close to the city's original deep water port. Thousands of people live in the neighboring slum area. Thousands more shop in the sprawling market for fresh fruits and vegetables as well meat, fish and poultry.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Butchers deliver sides of pork to venders in Khlong Toei market. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. The market is located in the midst of one of Bangkok's largest slum areas and close to the city's original deep water port. Thousands of people live in the neighboring slum area. Thousands more shop in the sprawling market for fresh fruits and vegetables as well meat, fish and poultry.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 JANUARY 2007 - MANAGUA, NICARAGUA:  A meat vendor in Mercado Oriental, the main market that serves Managua, Nicaragua. The market encompasses dozens of square blocks and is the largest market in Central America.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 29 JUNE 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A grilled meat vendor who has set up in front of a closed shophouse in the Bang Chak Market in Bangkok. The Bang Chak Market serves the community around Sois 91-97 on Sukhumvit Road in the Bangkok suburbs. About half of the market has been torn down, vendors in the remaining part of the market said they expect to be evicted by the end of the year. The old market, and many of the small working class shophouses and apartments near the market are being being torn down. People who live in the area said condominiums are being built on the land.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A grilled meat vendor who has set up in front of a closed shophouse in the Bang Chak Market in Bangkok. The Bang Chak Market serves the community around Sois 91-97 on Sukhumvit Road in the Bangkok suburbs. About half of the market has been torn down, vendors in the remaining part of the market said they expect to be evicted by the end of the year. The old market, and many of the small working class shophouses and apartments near the market are being being torn down. People who live in the area said condominiums are being built on the land.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 JUNE 2015 - PATTANI, PATTANI, THAILAND: A woman sells meat in the market in Pattani. Many Thai Muslims go shopping early in the day to buy food for Iftar, the meal that breaks the day long Ramadan fast.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 JUNE 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Pigs' heads and pork offal being delivered in Khlong Toey Market in Bangkok. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. The market is located in the midst of one of Bangkok's largest slum areas and close to the city's original deep water port. Thousands of people live in the neighboring slum area. Thousands more shop in the sprawling market for fresh fruits and vegetables as well meat, fish and poultry.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 JUNE 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Delivery of fresh pork in Khlong Toey Market in Bangkok. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. The market is located in the midst of one of Bangkok's largest slum areas and close to the city's original deep water port. Thousands of people live in the neighboring slum area. Thousands more shop in the sprawling market for fresh fruits and vegetables as well meat, fish and poultry.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 JUNE 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Delivery of fresh pork in Khlong Toey Market in Bangkok. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. The market is located in the midst of one of Bangkok's largest slum areas and close to the city's original deep water port. Thousands of people live in the neighboring slum area. Thousands more shop in the sprawling market for fresh fruits and vegetables as well meat, fish and poultry.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  A man butchers a cow sold at an informal meat shop in the Rohingya refugee community in Kulai, Malaysia. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  A cow is butchered in an informal meat shop in the Rohingya refugee community in Kulai, Malaysia. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  A man butchers a cow sold at an informal meat shop in the Rohingya refugee community in Kulai, Malaysia. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  A man butchers a cow sold at an informal meat shop in the Rohingya refugee community in Kulai, Malaysia. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Meat vendors in the Talat Phlu market in the Thonburi section of Bangkok.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Muslim shopkeeper butchers goat meat in Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Between July and September the economy expanded just 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Muslim shopkeeper butchers goat meat in Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Between July and September the economy expanded just 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 FEBRUARY 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A man delivers sides of pig to a meat stall in Klong Toei Market in Bangkok. Khlong Toei is the largest wet market in Bangkok.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A meat cutter trims cuts of pork in Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A meat cutter trims cuts of pork in Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 AUGUST 2013 - MACAU: A butcher cuts meat in a Macau wet market. Macau, also spelled Macao, is one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China (PRC), the other being Hong Kong. Macau lies on the western side of the Pearl River Delta across from Hong Kong to the east, bordered by Guangdong province to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east and south. The territory's economy is heavily dependent on gambling and tourism, but also includes manufacturing.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 MARCH 2013 - ALONG HIGHWAY 13, LAOS:  A man looks at dead birds being sold as bush meat in a small village on Highway 13 north of Luang Prabang. The paving of Highway 13 from Vientiane to near the Chinese border has changed the way of life in rural Laos. Villagers near Luang Prabang used to have to take unreliable boats that took three hours round trip to get from the homes to the tourist center of Luang Prabang, now they take a 40 minute round trip bus ride. North of Luang Prabang, paving the highway has been an opportunity for China to use Laos as a transshipping point. Chinese merchandise now goes through Laos to Thailand where it's put on Thai trains and taken to the deep water port east of Bangkok. The Chinese have also expanded their economic empire into Laos. Chinese hotels and businesses are common in northern Laos and in some cities, like Oudomxay, are now up to 40% percent. As the roads are paved, more people move away from their traditional homes in the mountains of Laos and crowd the side of the road living off tourists' and truck drivers.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:Preserved eggs and meat served in the community meal at a mosque in the Ban Krua neighborhood in Bangkok. The Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok is the oldest Muslim community in Bangkok. Ban Krua was originally settled by Cham Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam who fought on the side of the Thai King Rama I. They were given a royal grant of land east of what was then the Thai capitol at the end of the 18th century in return for their military service. The Cham Muslims were originally weavers and what is known as "Thai Silk" was developed by the people in Ban Krua. Several families in the neighborhood still weave in their homes.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 DECEMBER 2012 - SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE: Men cut up meat in a butcher stand in the wet market in Tekka Market in the Little India section of Singapore.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 OCTOBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:      Grilled fishballs in spicy sauce at a snack stand in Khlong Toey Market in Bangkok. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. Thousands of people shop in the sprawling market for fresh fruits and vegetables as well meat, fish and poultry every day.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 MARCH 2012 - HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM:   Meat vendors in the Ben Thanh Market in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Ben Thanh Market is a large market in the downtown area of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam in District 1. The market is one of the earliest surviving structures in Saigon and one of the city's landmarks, popular with tourists seeking local handicrafts, textiles,ao dais (Vietnamese traditional dresses), and souvenirs, as well as local cuisine. The market developed from informal markets created by early 17th century street vendors gathering together near the Saigon River. The market was formally established by the French colonial powers in 1859. This market was destroyed by fire in 1870 and rebuilt to become Saigon's largest market. In 1912 the market was moved to a new building and called the New Ben Thanh Market to distinguish over its predecessor. The building was renovated in 1985.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 OCTOBER 2010 - PHOENIX, AZ: IBRAHIM SWARA-DAHAB butchers a goat at the Goat Meat Store, owned by Ibrahim Swara-Dahab, in Phoenix, AZ. Swara-Dahab came to the United States from Somalia in 1998. He has built a thriving business as a Halal butcher and provides freshly butchered goats and sheep killed following the precepts of Muslim tradition. His business not only caters to Muslims in the Phoenix area but also to refugees and immigrants from Africa and Asia. His small butcher shop is on the Gila River Indian Reservation, about 100 yards from the Phoenix city limits and doesn't have either running water or electricity.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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