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" There are producers from a large
number of states, scattered around the
Midwest, that will be transporting beef
and pork product to us to be processed. "
- JEFF DIEDERICH
upgrade the company's freezers, expand wastewater system capacity,
remodel key areas for value-added further processing and increase its
carcass holding coolers. The improvements will enable Greater Omaha to
expand the company's beef processing capacity by 700 head per day and
support an additional 275 jobs.
" This significant investment will allow the company to remain
competitive in the marketplace and continue to support our small
family feeder operators while providing incremental value back to the
producers, " said Henry Davis, chief executive officer of Greater Omaha.
" We believe the production expansions will keep us at the forefront of an
ever-changing industry. "
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Iowa-based Pure Prairie Farms recently purchased a shuttered poultry
plant in Charles City, Iowa, with plans to restart operations in the fall of
2022. Pure Prairie is a group of Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota family
chicken farmers that will provide birds for the plant.
Montana Premium Processing Cooperative (MPPC), a start-up
cooperative, created in partnership with the Montana Farmers Union and
Farmers Union Industries, will use MPPEP funds to provide independent
producers in Montana with an option for a local USDA inspected
meat processing facility in an area that is currently without federally
inspected processing.
Vermont Livestock Slaughter & Processing, Ferrisburgh, Vt., will use
MPPEP investment to modernize their multi-species processing facility,
potentially tripling their throughput.
Leakesville, Miss.-based Cutting Edge Meat Co. plans to significantly
increase processing capacity and shorten a six-month backlog for
processing currently facing producers. Cutting Edge provides pork
and beef processing for producers in Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana,
and Florida.
And family-owned New Stockton Poultry in Stockton, Calif., sources
and processes specialty chickens to meet demand within a variety of
immigrant and other communities.
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In response to the program announcement, the National Cattlemen's
Beef Association (NCBA) shared its appreciation for the funding after
advocating for enhanced meat processing capacity.
" NCBA has long advocated for expanded processing capacity to
provide cattle producers with additional options for turning their
cattle into high-quality beef, " said Tanner Beymer, senior director of
government affairs at NCBA. " Today, the cattle industry needs more
targeted capacity in high-need areas, and we look forward to these
facilities launching and expanding operations. We appreciate USDA
working with NCBA to strengthen the marketplace and support America's
cattle producers. "
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