The Minnesota Farmer’s Union supports small and medium-sized meat processing in the state. “We need to make sure that we’re providing training programs so that we have people going into the workforce,” said MFU Special Projects Coordinator Dave Endicott. “The second piece is getting legislative advocacy to happen, making sure dollars are coming in to support our processors, our producers and these training programs.” Additionally, MFU is behind a new meat processing coming to Staples, Minnesota. “Farmers Union Foundation has purchased a piece of land there and we’re going to be building a multi-million-dollar facility that will be able to have USDA processing and we’re building infrastructure around there so we have a safe, comfortable place for people to work.” Listen to the full interview.
