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04004aam a2200481Ii 4500 001 2747D0249E9211E79390414B97128E48 003 SILO 005 20230114020400 008 151026r20152014nyua b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 0062288768 020 $a 9780062288769 035 $a (OCoLC)926727755 040 $a ZFT $b eng $e rda $c ZFT $d YDXCP $d OVY $d BTCTA $d BDX $d OCLCF $d SILO 050 4 $a HD9415 $b .G46 2015 082 4 $a 338.47664900973 100 1 $a Genoways, Ted, $e author. 245 14 $a The chain : $b farm, factory, and the fate of our food / $c Ted Genoways. 246 30 $a Farm, factory, and the fate of our food 246 1 $a Farm factory 250 $a First Harper paperback edition 264 1 $a New York : $b Harper, $c 2015 300 $a xiv, 305 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 21 cm 500 $a Originally published: New York : HarperCollins, 2014. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-294) and index. 505 00 $t Inspection. $t Have a cup of coffee and pray -- $t Alter egos -- $t Little Mexico -- $t They threw me away like trash -- $t This land is not your land -- $t From seed to slaughter -- $t Don't be afraid to hurt them -- $t Ag gag -- $t I thought it was fishy -- $t You are not welcome -- $t Brother, are you okay? -- $t A clean bill of health -- $t Lay of the land -- $t Water works -- $t The city of no -- $t Inspection. 520 $a Ted Genoways uses the story of Hormel Foods and soaring recession-era demand for its most famous product, Spam, to probe the state of the meatpacking industry, including the expansion of agribusiness and the effects of immigrant labor on Middle America. 520 $a "A powerful and important work of investigative journalism that explores the runaway growth of the American meatpacking industry and its dangerous consequences. On the production line in American packinghouses, there is one cardinal rule: the chain never slows. Every year, the chain conveyors that set the pace of slaughter have continually accelerated to keep up with America's growing appetite for processed meat. Acclaimed journalist Ted Genoways uses the story of Hormel Foods and soaring recession-era demand for its most famous product, Spam, to probe the state of the meatpacking industry, including the expansion of agribusiness and the effects of immigrant labor on Middle America. Genoways interviewed scores of industry line workers, union leaders, hog farmers, and local politicians and activists. He reveals an industry pushed to its breaking point and exposes alarming new trends: sick or permanently disabled workers, abused animals, water and soil pollution, and mounting conflict between small towns and immigrant workers. The narrative moves across the heartland, from Minnesota, to witness the cut-and-kill operation; to Iowa, to observe breeding and farrowing in massive hog barns; to Nebraska, to see the tense town hall meetings and broken windows caused by the arrival of Hispanic workers; and back to Minnesota, where political refugees from Burma give the workforce the power it needs to fight back. A work of brilliant reporting, The Chain is a mesmerizing story and an urgent warning about the hidden cost of the food we eat." -- Publisher's description. 610 20 $a Hormel Foods Corporation. 650 0 $a Meat industry and trade $z United States. 650 0 $a Food processing plants $z United States. 650 0 $a Factory farms. 650 0 $a Industrial safety. 610 27 $a Hormel Foods Corporation. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01647579 650 7 $a Factory farms. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01715931 650 7 $a Food processing plants. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00931013 650 7 $a Industrial safety. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00971664 650 7 $a Meat industry and trade. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01013271 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 941 $a 2 952 $l XXPH787 $d 20191113011439.0 952 $l HWAX074 $d 20180524044738.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=2747D0249E9211E79390414B97128E48 994 $a Z0 $b UIIInitiate Another SILO Locator Search