Tyson is shutting down two beef processing plants: Joplin, Illinois and Eagle Mountain, Utah. The Joplin facility alone employed 2,500 people. A third plant in Pasco, Washington is being shopped for a buyer. They're consolidating everything into remaining facilities. This is what happens when cattle ranching collapses from drought, feed costs, and consolidation. The meat industry squeezes producers until the supply chain breaks, then punishes workers when it does.