Turkey processor’s town embracing immigrant workers

Immigrant workers from Myanmar make up a large percentage of the workforce at Dakota Provisions' turkey plant in Huron, South Dakota, and the community has made those immigrants feel welcomed. Huron, South Dakota, home of Dakota Provisions, has helped immigrants from Myanmar, and vice versa. Heuston, who began recruiting the refugees from Myanmar in 2007, said those workers are reliable and have helped Dakota Provisions have a low employee turnover rate. Dakota Provisions’ annual turnover rate is around 15-20 percent, which Heuston said is “four of five times less than the national average for the meat-packing plants.”