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Murphy-Brown prepares for hurricane
Murphy-Brown, the swine production subsidiary of
Smithfield Foods, is readying its comprehensive hurricane preparedness and
emergency action plan as Hurricane Hanna makes its way toward the North Carolina
coast.
Emergency response team
Murphy-Brown's emergency
response team has been diligently preparing appropriate contingency plans, key
personnel have been alerted and are on standby, and transportation and other
emergency response equipment is ready in case it is needed.
"All of the
animal waste treatment lagoons on our company's farms are in good shape-they're
in compliance with state required freeboard levels and we believe they will be
able to handle rainfall associated with Hanna without serious threats to their
structural integrity or to the environment," said Don Butler, Murphy-Brown's
director of government relations and public
affairs.
Generators
Butler pointed out that emergency generators are in place on all company
farms and they have been tested to ensure they are in working order. "If we have
a power outage, our farms will have the capability to switch to generator power
to deliver the water and feed necessary for the well-being of our animals and
provide for the protection and safety of our employees."
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