Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen made a stop in Mahnomen County this past week to get an update on a proposed meat processing plant. Benson and Turner Foods is building a small cattle and hog slaughter facility at Waubun. Petersen says this is “a good piece as we look at building our livestock up here in northwest Minnesota and helping diversify the economy.” This project on the White Earth Reservation received a grant of nearly $1 million in December. The grant is part of a USDA effort to expand small-and-medium sized meat processing.
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