A longtime staple of the Los Angeles community will close its doors next year, citing escalating costs to operate. The Farmer John meatpacking plant, located in Vernon for more than 90 years ...

Donate now. One of Vernon’s largest employers, the Farmer John plant, is shutting down early next year, blaming the “escalating cost of doing business in California.” The meatpacking ...

Goodman Group is gobbling up the former Farmer John meatpacking plant in one of the largest industrial deals in Los Angeles this year. The global development firm agreed to pay more than $206 million ...

To the editor: It is interesting that the Farmer John slaughterhouse in Vernon, southeast of downtown Los Angeles, is considered an iconic building in Southern California. Despite the foul odors ...

The Farmer John slaughterhouse in Vernon is slated ... other Smithfield locations,” the company’s statement added. Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn has also pledged to assist workers ...

Robles said Local 770 has hired additional staffers to help, and that the EDD has scheduled standing office hours for former Farmer John workers at its East Los Angeles location. “They’re ...

The snackmaker Archer is taking over the former Farmer John meatpacking plant in Vernon, saving the downtown Los Angeles plant targeted for demolition. The plant closed two years ago when the ...

The iconic Farmer John factory in Vernon is getting a meaty makeover as a popular jerky maker expands its operations, bringing hundreds of new jobs to the area. Farmer John slaughterhouse sells in ...

Meat snack company Archer is moving into the former factory of longtime Dodger Dog producer Farmer John ... and doing this in Los Angeles was an intentional choice,” Eugene Kang, founder ...