Articles tagged under: processing
A $60 Million Soybean Processing Expansion for CHS
Published September 7, 2021
CHS is investing more than $60 million in updates for the soybean processing plant at Mankato, Minnesota to expand oil refining capacity. CHS Vice President of Global Grain and Processing Operations Tom Malecha says this will expand CHS’s existing footprint.…An Expansion in Beef Processing
Published March 22, 2021
National Beef Packing is increasing its beef processing capacity at the Tama, Iowa plant. More than $100 million will go in to doubling its daily capacity to 2,500 head, which will add a second shift. The project’s completion date is…Berthold, ND Business is Newest State Processing Plant
Published March 1, 2021
Mema’s Meats in Berthold, North Dakota is the newest company operating under the State Meat and Poultry Inspection Program. Owners Phil and Karen Newman converted an existing truck shop into a butcher facility. The Newmans decided to become a state-inspected…Vaccinations Sought for Meat and Poultry Workers
Published December 24, 2020
The North American Meat Institute and the United Food and Commercial Workers Union have sent a joint letter to all 50 U.S. governors, asking that frontline meat and poultry workers be prioritized for the COVID-19 vaccination. This sector includes 500,000…East Coast Native Has Big Plans for North Dakota Beef
Published October 13, 2020
John Roswech is on a mission to direct market North Dakota beef to consumers. For many years, the east coast native worked in the technology industry selling e-commerce software. Roswech first became familiar with the state 20 years ago on…Sheep Industry Shocked by Processing Plant Takeover
Published July 31, 2020
South Dakota Stockgrowers Association Executive Director James Halverson is upset with the JBS decision to shut down lamb processing at its newly acquired plant in Colorado. "I don't know that hardly anybody knew about this before the last couple of…DIRECT Act Aims to Help Meat Processors and Producers
Published June 30, 2020
Congress has introduced legislation to create new direct-to-consumer options for livestock producers, processors and small meat markets. The Direct Interstate Retail Exemption for Certain Transactions, or DIRECT, Act would amend retail exemptions to allow state-inspected meat products to be sold…A New Beef Processing Facility in Fort Pierre, SD
Published May 31, 2020
In Fort Pierre, South Dakota, a new beef packing plant is opening. The processing facility is owned by U.S. Beef Producers. Continental Marketing owner Kim Ulmer said the last few weeks have been busy with processing. "We've processed about 22…SDFU Considering Beef Plant Investment
Published May 29, 2020
The South Dakota Farmers Union is working with potential investors to make an offer to purchase the DemKota beef packing plant in Aberdeen. The plant is currently owned by California-based White Oak Global Advisors. The plant started to process animals…