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Funding Boost for North Dakota Meat Processors

Published November 5, 2026

Three North Dakota meat processing businesses are receiving a combined $509,000 in federal funding to expand operations. USDA Rural Development announced grants of $169,000 for Butcher's Edge in Edgeley, $156,000 for Spruce Hill Meats in Bowman and $184,000 for Maple…

MFU Invests in Meat Processing

Published November 25, 2024

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…

Meat Processing Unit for WCA Students Coming in ’24

Published October 20, 2023

High school students at West Central Area Schools will have a unique opportunity to learn how to process meat in a new mobile processing unit beginning in 2024. FFA Advisor and ag teacher Eric Sawatzke says students will learn how…

Legislators Consider Meat Processing Regs

Published March 3, 2023

The licensing of meat processors has been reviewed by the North Dakota House Agriculture Committee. North Dakota Department of Agriculture Livestock Industries Director Dr. Andrea Grondahl said this bill would help protect public health by requiring licensure of meat processing…

Packers Hesitant to Expand

Published November 8, 2022

USDA has invested the expansion of beef processing capacity. However, Iowa State University Extension Livestock Economist Lee Schulz beleives some meat processors are having second thoughts. "Some of those planned additions are being postponed indefinitely." Numerous factors are at play.…

House Approves Meat Processing Expansion Bill

Published May 18, 2022

The U.S. House of Agriculture held a committee meeting Tuesday afternoon. A bill was approved that would authorize up to $20 million a year through 2024 for loan guarantees to expand competition in the meat processing industry.

Support for Local Meat Processing

Published May 9, 2022

The U.S. Commerce Department Economic Development Administration awarded the Minnesota Farmers Union Foundation $2.9 million dollars to use towards purchasing mobile meat slaughtering and processing equipment. This grant will be utilized to facilitate workforce training. The processing equipment will be…

Two New Meat Processing Education Programs Start in Minnesota

Published April 4, 2022

With the demand for small, locally-owned meat processing, new training opportunities are surfacing. AgCentric Executive Director Keith Olander says there’s only six programs in the entire country at a technical level that offer meat processing education, including two new programs…

Proposed MDA Budget: What to Do with One-Time Dollars?

Published January 21, 2022

Portions of the proposed budget for the Minnesota Agriculture Department were announced ahead of the upcoming state legislative session. "There are things we're considering with this $7.7 billion surplus in addition to the American Rescue Plan dollars," said Thom Petersen,…

Local Meat Processors Receive USDA Grants

Published November 24, 2021

More than 200 projects received a combined total of $90.2 million from the USDA to strengthen and explore new market opportunities for local and regional food businesses. Included is a $200,000 grant to Bruders' Butcher in Breckinridge, Minnesota for upgrades…

Articles tagged under: meat processing

Funding Boost for North Dakota Meat Processors

MFU Invests in Meat Processing

Meat Processing Unit for WCA Students Coming in ’24

Legislators Consider Meat Processing Regs

Packers Hesitant to Expand

House Approves Meat Processing Expansion Bill

Support for Local Meat Processing

Two New Meat Processing Education Programs Start in Minnesota

Proposed MDA Budget: What to Do with One-Time Dollars?

Local Meat Processors Receive USDA Grants

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