MEAT+POULTRY

Minnesota meat plant plans to expand regional processing capacity

STAPLES, MINN. – Farmers Union Processing + Meats recently announced plans to open a meat processing plant in Staples, Minn., ...
MEAT+POULTRY

USDA officials promote $60 million in available meat grants

WASHINGTON — The US Department of Agriculture confirmed its latest Small Processors Action Plan, which can allot up to $60 ...
AG Week

Meat processing demand builds education and business opportunities in rural Minnesota

STAPLES, Minn. — Parker Witulski grew up in agriculture in southeast Nebraska and wanted to find a way to stay in agriculture in his career path. When he turned 16, he landed a job at a local meat ...
Forbes

How Meat Processing Workers Are Fighting For Safer Working Conditions

A recent bill authored by Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Cal.) seeks to address the enormous power gap in the meat sector and make processing plants safer for workers. The bill has ...
MyJoyOnline

Tafo Zongo hopes new abattoir will transform meat processing

For years, many residents of Tafo Zongo and surrounding communities have relied on makeshift slaughter points to prepare ...
Vermont Business Magazine

New owners of Vermont meat processing business plan for local growth

Longtime Springfield businessman Mark Curran of Curran-Birge purchased the former Ben & Jerry’s manufacturing plant in 2013 ...
AG Week

Wall Meat Processing plans to expand in western South Dakota with USDA Grant

Wall Meat Processing has locations in both Wall and Rapid City and after receiving a $3.3 million grant from the USDA, they plan to expand and continue their work. Wall Meat Processing started to ...