AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT NOBLE RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Am I Next? Noble Research Institute refocusing on regenerative agriculture and ranching.

Ardmore, Oklahoma-based Noble Research Institute, an independent nonprofit agricultural research organization, has announced a refocusing of effort to concentrate on regenerative agriculture and ranching.

Regenerative Agriculture is a system of farming and ranching principles and practices that increases biodiversity, enriches soils, improves watersheds, and enhances the utilization of the existing ecosystem.

The transition will impact between 50 and 130 employees who were previously notified of pending layoffs.

“This has nothing to do with COVID. This is all about refocusing the organization on regenerative ranching. For the past two years, we’ve been focusing all of our operations on regenerative ranching. And that impacts our research specifically as we move away from our plant breeding and plant biology programs and focusing more on applied research.”

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. Just because something bad hasn't happened yet, doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. Are you now wondering, Am I Next?

AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT GOLDEN PEANUT & TREE NUTS

Am I Next? Golden Peanut & Tree Nuts closing facility.

Alpharetta, Georgia-based Golden Peanut and Tree Nuts, a global supplier of peanuts, peanut-derived ingredients, nut butters, tree nuts, pecans and pecan-derived ingredients, seeds, grains, and dried fruits, has announced that the company will be permanently closing its processing and distribution center located in El Paso, Texas.

The closure will affect approximately 86 employees at the facility which processes pecans and has a shelling plant, two cold storage warehouses and a packaging and distribution warehouse.

It is unknown how the closure will affect local growers who supply their raw nuts to the company under contract.

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. Just because something bad hasn't happened yet, doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. Are you now wondering, Am I Next?

LAYOFFS: NO LOVE AT NORPAC FOODS

Am I Next? Massive layoffs at Norpac Foods — Chapter 11 Bankruptcy.

Salem, Oregon-based Norpac Foods continues to wind down operations as the farmer-owned cooperative representing over 200 growers in Oregon’s Willamette Valley continues its Chapter 11 bankruptcy process. The total number of layoffs is estimated to be 1,477 employees which included 458 workers at its Salem repack facility, 466 at the company’s Brooks plant, 485 workers at its Stayton plant, and 38 workers at corporate offices and truck maintenance facility in Salem. One potential buyer has expressed interest in the company’s Quincy, Washington facility for $93.5 million. The company is said to owe over 5,000 creditors over $165 million.

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. Just because something bad hasn't happened yet, doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. Are you now wondering, Am I Next?