The Tyson Situation In Nebraska Just Got Worse…
Tyson is about to fire 50% of Lexington, Nebraska’s workforce in one of the largest plant closures in decades.
We talked to experts, workers and local residents who have a radical idea to save American beef production: government takeover of the plant.
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@GrammaTink615
March 7, 2026 at 5:09 am
It’s going to have a drastic ripple effect and the town will most likely die. Best to get out now and move to where there are jobs. Or start a cattle farm to keep the plant open.
@pfamily3187
March 7, 2026 at 5:09 am
Dexter mo. Look it up. They screwed many people
@tony_25or6to4
March 7, 2026 at 5:09 am
The state government should tell Tyson to sell the plant, or they'll take it under eminent domain and reopen as a government owned plant. Saving jobs, a community, and lowering food prices is a public good.
@ShaunaMonday
March 7, 2026 at 5:09 am
Chicken prices are out of control as well as the beef.
@ShaunaMonday
March 7, 2026 at 5:09 am
It's a very hard situation to go from working 84 hrs a week to nothing and due to high production no time for anything outside of family and sleep yet alone a day for job hunting
@ShaunaMonday
March 7, 2026 at 5:09 am
Been in this situation only automotive
@StreetFig
March 7, 2026 at 5:09 am
tyson's feeding you like family 😂
@ollie1464
March 7, 2026 at 5:09 am
I would hate to be in a position like these people are. As i'm watching this, I notice a common denominator with the employees which is interesting, but not surprising
@greggrhoades3796
March 7, 2026 at 5:09 am
Lexington was here long before Tyson and will be here long after Tyson is gone.
@marih3286
March 7, 2026 at 5:09 am
America, home of the "Wild Wild West" , importing beef from Argentina. Don't that beat all? 😢
@RafaelHernández-w4q
March 7, 2026 at 5:09 am
The Vegetarians won
@adon2424
March 7, 2026 at 5:09 am
It is time we institute a policy of regional economics. Across the board. Regional/local manufacturing, agriculture, services, shopping, health care deal with the provider directly (cut out the health insurance administrators) and so on… imagine the boost to the local ranchers, farmers, service industry…..
@siewheilou399
March 7, 2026 at 5:09 am
The good old one company town.
@louishildebrand8884
March 7, 2026 at 5:09 am
Welcome to corporate America y'all ….. Profits baby ….Greed is good . Own a few politicians and local Red neck Government….it's all good .
@jeffschroeder4805
March 7, 2026 at 5:09 am
Donald Trump is already fixing this! He is arranging for beef to be imported from Argentina so these unemployed workers can still eat steak….. if they can afford it.
@jeffshanahan4753
March 7, 2026 at 5:09 am
Why are red states so surprised when the dollar is more valuable than people?
Church and state are separate, and Trump is not the way to the father
Maybe this will be a turning point. And nebraskins will learn to vote blue if you care more about your community then Trump's dollars.
@abrahamparnassus7560
March 7, 2026 at 5:09 am
There might be meatpacking jobs in Argentina.
@jimhlavnicka5225
March 7, 2026 at 5:09 am
I wish someone would look into the brazilian brothers when I first heard of coming to the US I thought didnt anyone talk with Austrailia
@jamesnelson2227
March 7, 2026 at 5:09 am
Mexicos population is going to increase.
@DavidFraley-n8v
March 7, 2026 at 5:09 am
And this is better.
@joshuaH3747
March 7, 2026 at 5:09 am
Latinos are the power house usa they made 7 trillón just in this economy mexico got more rich then here USA is going broke crazy
@andrewbryers6955
March 7, 2026 at 5:09 am
What is considered low counts? 10,100,500,1000,5000? What about employee owned business? Re arange prices with supplier organic 100% quality expect CoA, on meat mandatory? What do you want to sale people prime or putrid? Thoughts people!
@Scott-p6e2n
March 7, 2026 at 5:09 am
I, too live in Nebraska. My heart breaks for the Tyson workers.
@carvin.68
March 7, 2026 at 5:09 am
Tysons is very well known to hire Undocumented Illegal Aliens.. Sounds like ice needs to make a visit to Kentucky to this particular Tyson plant.. Monett Missouri should be next..
@Mystachoo
March 7, 2026 at 5:09 am
Any English speaking people at this plant 🧐
@Mike-fq8vv
March 7, 2026 at 5:09 am
Politicians are the enemy.
@AndrewLei-c8h
March 7, 2026 at 5:09 am
Didn't Tyson fire all of his workers then hire immigrants overnight
@tiffanygibson8111
March 7, 2026 at 5:09 am
Why does no one speak English if this is in Nebraska?
@jvees7916
March 7, 2026 at 5:09 am
I want to know the citizen status of all those workers
@mikemccutcheon8372
March 7, 2026 at 5:09 am
Shoot Chrysler close the Belvedere plant and 5000 people found themselves without a job
@jamescooley5744
March 7, 2026 at 5:09 am
Making Uncle Sam the burger man is insanity…he will pick who gets the beef and who doesn't. They did that in the USSR..it lead to empty shelves and long lines. Better to just break the companies up into smaller firms or let the rancher/farmer coops run them. And get the Chinese and Brazilians out of the business.
@cholland3440
March 7, 2026 at 5:09 am
Just like big pharma the government has been bought out by big money
@cholland3440
March 7, 2026 at 5:09 am
All the rules and regulations that are on the books are there to reduce the ability of a small mom-and-pop outfit to survive
@cholland3440
March 7, 2026 at 5:09 am
The government needs to get out of the way and let local producers produce and local companies process and sell direct to the customer
@woodywoods697
March 7, 2026 at 5:09 am
Big players driving small players out of business. I thought anti-trust laws were to protect us from monopolies. Politicians are bought and paid for by lobbyist. I know, from personal experience, the corporations control pricing. They tell retailers what to sell products for to the consumer. Do you see any big sales anymore during the holidays? I sure did not! No big displays of soft drinks, or chip, etc for the 4th of July or any other holiday. GREED, GREED, GREED. I looked at cereal prices…OMG….need windfall taxes!!!!!
@ILHillbilly67
March 7, 2026 at 5:09 am
No the supplier beef is not down and the ranchers can’t actually sell the beef for what Tyson is asking because they will lose money or so. Tyson needs to bring the prices up because lo and behold they have been posting record profits ever since Covid and I mean anywhere between 15 to 20% year over year or so. The price of beef is because the four pack or two of which are owned by China are the ones making all the money not the Rangers. This is all an effort to get out of country beef into the US, and for even bigger profits
@kathysanders3915
March 7, 2026 at 5:09 am
Argentina will soon be importing 800000 pounds of beef which will lower the price 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
@courtneyshannon7760
March 7, 2026 at 5:09 am
Shortage of beef?!! Wonder what they are using/ fooling us with instead? Soylent green? Welllll! “Soylent” showed up in markets 2 years ago
@peacingoutrn
March 7, 2026 at 5:09 am
🤢
@Joseph-b8b6v
March 7, 2026 at 5:09 am
China and the meat 🍖🥓 cartel rigged pork belly prices
@Brianblessed-u4j
March 7, 2026 at 5:09 am
Their job just went to robots, regardless of these people's family if it doesn't make dollars it don't make a lick of sense
@georgeramirez2732
March 7, 2026 at 5:09 am
I'm not buying Tyson no more!! Shame shame..
@Gwilfawe
March 7, 2026 at 5:09 am
There's a dozen reasons we should just abandon animal agriculture altogether.
Each one of them is a damn good reason.
@raycosman824
March 7, 2026 at 5:09 am
Average people can’t afford it anyway. Ridiculous how one cut of beef is half your food budget. It all comes down to corporate profit. Remember Sherry New Holland and Monroe Auto? How soon they forget!
@seaside5-d5w
March 7, 2026 at 5:09 am
Maybe they're buying it now from Argentina!!!
@KC-xr2tm
March 7, 2026 at 5:09 am
Nebraska needs to come out of the closet and admit that it is a sanctuary state. The proof is everywhere!
@RamseyWeaver-e4f
March 7, 2026 at 5:09 am
While we have PRESIDENT going after people he dont like…look at what's happening here, dont blame nobody, ur PRESIDENT now…FIX IT. THIS IS REDICILUS!
@kennethmilam2894
March 7, 2026 at 5:09 am
Yup. Monopoly. I thought that was illegal. Oh wait, that depends on how much money the lobbyists are carrying. 😮😮😮😮good lord its just like we are living in Fallout prewar. Anybody know how many vaults they got ready yet before they nuke us????
@kennethmilam2894
March 7, 2026 at 5:09 am
Convert it to poultry.
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