Talk:Tyson Foods

Update to profile

Hello! My name is Cheyenne and I work for Tyson Foods. I am taking over for User:MW Tyson as the company's representative on Wikipedia, and I've registered an account to suggest updates here on the Talk page for editor consideration. User:Mx. Granger, I've been briefed on work completed to date and understand you've reviewed several requests. I look forward to working with you and other editors to bring this page up to date.

I'd like to focus on the third paragraph of the "Profile" section. I propose adding to the end of the paragraph:

• In 2019, the company entered the plant protein category with their Raised & Rooted brand of plant based nuggets and tenders. In 2020, the company launched two plant-based patty breakfast sandwiches under its Jimmy Dean brand.

References

If this update is appropriate, then I suggest updating language in the paragraph's first sentence as well. I propose changing "The company makes a wide variety of animal-based and prepared products at its 123 food processing plants" to "The company makes a wide variety of animal-based, prepared foods and plant-based products at its 123 food processing plants" (adding mention of plant-based products). Hoping Mx. Granger and others can review and update appropriately.

Thanks! Cheyenne at Tyson (talk) 13:53, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for suggesting this. I've added the information with some extra details. Because the word "plant-based" is often used to mean "vegan", I've replaced it with the word "vegetarian" to describe the products that contain eggs, to avoid confusion. But otherwise this is useful information, definitely worth including. —Granger (talk · contribs) 19:01, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

Update to "Employment of undocumented immigrants" section

Hi again! User:Mx. Granger, thanks for your help above. I'd like to focus on the Employment of undocumented immigrants section. I see two problems here: 1) I suggest re-wording the first part, and removing the sentence, "In May 2006, Tyson suspended operations at nine plants during a nationwide day of immigration demonstrations citing expected lack of workers." This sentence is true but has nothing to do with the hiring of undocumented immigrants.

For replacement text, please consider:

• Tyson Foods was indicted on December 9, 2001, along with six employees on charges that it conspired to smuggle illegal immigrants across the Mexican border to work in its processing plants. The 36-count indictment, which was unsealed at Federal District Court in Chattanooga, Tennessee, accused Tyson of arranging to transport illegal immigrants across the border and of helping them to get counterfeit work papers for jobs at several Tyson plants, including Shelbyville, Tennessee.

• In March 2003, a federal jury acquitted Tyson Foods and its managers of hiring illegal immigrants from Mexico and Central America as part of a nationwide conspiracy to boost production and profits. The jury deliberated for less than a day before acquitting Tyson on all charges.

Sources:

• https://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/stories/2001/12/17/daily31.html
• https://www.chattanoogan.com/2001/12/19/16052/Chattanooga-Grand-Jury-Indicts-Tyson.aspx

Hoping Mx. Granger and others can review and update appropriately.

Thanks! Cheyenne at Tyson (talk) 19:04, 3 February 2021 (UTC)

I've made most of these changes. I haven't added the sentence about how long the jury took to deliberate, because it strikes me as a minor detail that's not important to mention, but I'm open to discussing that.

I've removed the sentence about the immigration demonstrations because it's true that the source doesn't tie this to Tyson's hiring of undocumented immigrants. —Granger (talk · contribs) 07:11, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

Tyson Renewable Energy

@Mx. Granger: Thanks for your help updating the Environmental record section. I see the Tyson_Foods#Tyson_Renewable_Energy subsection has been moved from the Profile section to the Environmental record section. This makes sense, however this section is just four sentences long and two of the sources used are problematic. I do not recommend clicking on the press release Reference #97, which redirects to a questionable website, and Reference #98 also does not work. Are you willing to remove the inappropriate content and fold this subsection into the larger Environmental record section?

Also, perhaps you feel enough detail is included in the current article, but here's some additional detail if helpful:

• Tyson Foods is working toward a "30 by 30" target to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 30% by 2030 against a 2016 baseline year. The Science Based Targets initiative accepted Tyson's target in 2018, making Tyson the first U.S. protein company in the food and beverage sector to receive such an approval.
• Tyson's GHG emissions from direct sources they control (scope 1), as well as indirect emissions from energy they purchase (scope 2), have been measured since 2004. Currently, six of Tyson’s production locations including Dakota City, Amarillo, Joslin, Lexington, Cumming API and Albany have covered wastewater treatment lagoons that allow them to capture biogas and reuse in their plant boilers. The practice of capturing biogas allows Tyson to take advantage of a renewable fuel source and helps to reduce GHG emissions and reduces the amount of natural gas needed for purchase.
• Tyson is a member of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Better Buildings, Better Plants Program. This program is helping Tyson become more efficient by setting energy saving goals, developing energy management plans and tracking and reporting on annual progress.

If you feel there's already enough detail in the article, I understand, but I wanted to put these details on your radar just in case. Either way, thanks again for taking another look at this section. Cheyenne at Tyson (talk) 20:44, 10 February 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for these suggestions. I've fixed one of the references, removed the other one, and folded the renewable energy subsection into the larger section as suggested.

The "30 by 30" target is already mentioned in the article. Is there a source for the claim that Tyson was the first U.S. protein company to have its target approved? The practice of capturing biogas is already mentioned as well.

As for the Better Buildings, Better Plants Program – is there an independent secondary source for this? I'd prefer not to to add the information purely based on Tyson's inclusion on the list you linked – a secondary source would be better, to demonstrate the importance of this information. —Granger (talk · contribs) 14:20, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

Profile update and banner

@Mx. Granger: I'd like to propose additional corrections to the Profile section:

• I propose changing "As of 2014, the company employs 115,000 people" to "As of 2019, the company employs 141,000 people" to match the infobox
• I also propose changing "Tyson had about 97,000 employees in 27 states" to "Tyson had about 122,000 employees in 27 states", per the Sustainability Report
• There are also have very specific but unsourced statistics ("Tyson also works with 6,729 independent contract chicken growers."; "Every week, its 54 chicken plants, 13 beef plants, and six pork plants slaughter and package 42.5 million chickens, 170,938 cattle, and 347,891 pigs."), which I propose removing as well.

I think this section would be improved in other ways as well, but I'll pause here for now. Also, given the many improvements and updates made to this article, I think the banner at the top of the page which says "This article may lend undue weight to allegations of corporate misconduct without presenting unbiased reports in some cases" may no longer be needed. Thanks again for your continued help. Cheyenne at Tyson (talk) 16:40, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

Thanks, I've implemented these suggestions and added updated figures for the number of animals slaughtered per week. —Granger (talk · contribs) 17:56, 20 February 2021 (UTC)

Wiki Education assignment: NAS 348 Global Climate Change

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 23 January 2023 and 1 May 2023. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Agman2026 (article contribs). Peer reviewers: 2Fasttoofurious.

— Assignment last updated by TotalSolarEclipse (talk) 23:23, 5 March 2023 (UTC)

Tyson foods is the biggest meat packager and exporter in the world. With this being said, every industry contributes to climate change but at different levels. Tyson Foods though is a major player in the food industry which definitely leads them to have some affect on climate change. The article had a sustainability section which is pretty detailed up until 2020. Other than that, it doesn’t mention a ton of the other things that happen from Tyson, as they seem to have cleaned up most of their practices. Other than this one section on sustainability, the Tyson Foods Wikipedia doesn’t mention the word sustainability again. Although the events leading up to this are well documented, it seems to leave out major components of climate change and block it with the surface level sustainability news to show a change, when there really isn’t. They still mainly use corn and soybeans for feed which is major player in greenhouse gas emissions. They also don’t mention the pollution that would be caused by fertilizer and the fuel burned when transporting goods. The sources and evidence behind the research is strong as there are tons of different sources. The article was rated a C but I felt as though the in depth explanation for the climate change up until 2020. The sustainability portion of the wiki page is good but it is overall only one section. Maybe adding ore more in depth context on specific elements could be required for this as well. It is a good overall article but lacks the more in depth analysis of what Tyson Foods is really doing. 141.133.216.48 (talk) 21:09, 5 March 2023 (UTC)