CALF_News_June_July_2020

17 CALF News • June | July 2020 • www.calfnews.net We Bring Information and Management Together! For more information email sales@turnkeynet.com, or call (800) 999-0049. Turnkey Computer Systems, LLC . 6117 Amarillo Blvd. West . Amarillo, Texas 79106 . Phone: (806) 372-1200 www.turnkeynet.com T he Turnkey Visual Management System is a decision support and analysis tool for feedyard management. INTRODUCING THE VISUAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FROM TURNKEY • Decision Support • Buyer Analysis • Vet/Feed Statistics • Customer Management • Customized Data Views • Multi-Yard Comparison • Customized Data Alerts • Scheduled Reporting later in May. That was after JBS officials reportedly refused to allow independent testing of its employees, according to a Texas Tribune story. Dee Vaughan, a Moore County farmer and county commissioner, says he and other county officials joined JBS officials to tour the plant on April 22.“The Texas Department of Health and Amarillo heath department were also on the tour,” Vaughan says.“They [ JBS] had taken every other man off the processing lines so they could be 6 feet apart. “Workers went to full-face shields and surgical masks. Tents were set up for breaks and mealtimes.Workers had to go through thermal imaging to see if they had a fever before they could enter the plant.” Moore County has a population of about 21,000. About 540 had tested positive for COVID-19 by May 15. In Guymon, Okla., home to a Seaboard Foods pork processing plant, there were more than 600 positives. Guymon is located in Texas County, which has a population of about 20,000. So rural America is far from being immune to coronavirus, where meat- packing plants are employers of thou- sands from different ethnicities. “One thing that stuck out to me,” Vaughan says,“is that plant workers were maybe safer at the plant than when they’re off work.” As the pandemic continues and busi- nesses attempt to reopen and restart dead economies, state cattle associa- tions and NCBA offer numerous links to COVID-19 information and help. There are dozens of webinars to attend. Here is the link to the NCBA sources: https://www.ncba.org/coronavirus.aspx. Yes, COVID-19 is likely the worst wreck the beef industry has faced. Its impact will be felt for a long time. Until then, producers and feeders alike hope they can manage until the cows come home.  JBS in Cactus, Texas, has taken steps to protect employees on the line. But the coronavirus can easily spread when employees don’t maintain social distancing when off work.