Niman Ranch Releases Statement on Supreme Court Hearing Argument on California’s Proposition 12

October 18, 2022 Niman Ranch

The following is a statement from Chris Oliviero, General Manager of Niman Ranch, on the October 11th Supreme Court Hearing of California’s Proposition 12 (National Pork Producers Council vs Ross).

Local Non-Profit Group Trying to Halt Construction of New Hog Plant in Sioux Falls

Locally-owned Wholestone Farms — whose board chairman insists the facility’s look and odor will not be a hazard to the area’s quality of life — plans to employ 2,000 workers and harvest 6,000,000 hogs per year on about half of the 172 acres of land the company bought near I-229 and Benson Road.

Olymel Announces the Resumption of Operations at its Vallée-Jonction Hog Slaughterhouse and Cutting Plant in Beauce

September 1, 2021 Olymel l.p.

Olymel’s management is pleased with the result of the vote by the members of the Olymel workers union in Vallée-Jonction (CSN) ratifying the agreement in principle and the return-to-work protocol reached on August 29. The vote was held earlier today and puts an end to the strike that began on April 28 at its hog slaughterhouse and cutting plant in Vallée-Jonction, in Beauce. The new six-year collective agreement will expire in March 2027.