According to this quote on Agriprocessors dated July 27 from Postville, Iowa "executives ... said the company had contracted with an outside firm, the Jacobson Staffing Company, to handle its hiring, and new safety officers, including one former federal work safety inspector".

But what is going on here?

http://iowaindependent.com/2520/agripro ... ys-a-price

One of the firms being utilized by Jacobson is Bravo Labor Agency in McAllen, Texas. Although the company’s Web site has been taken off-line, a May 30 cached version of the page indicates that the firm began in 1987. [b]One of the specialties highlighted by the firm is its ability to “lower overhead, with inexpensive labor from South Texas and Mexico.â€