Bontrager says the big meat processing plants shutting down has put a lot of pressure on local butchers. “Right now we are booked out full into the month of October. And so that is a huge ...

The Lathams own and operate Nicky USA, one of about 2,200 small meat processing plants in the U.S. that employ fewer than 500 people. Another 400 large meat processing plans help makeup the nation ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — The federal government promised Friday to spend $500 million to encourage the construction of smaller meat processing plants located closer to farmers who raise c… ...

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln announced plans to develop the Small Meat Processing Plant of the Future during a roundtable discussion at the recent Nebraska Association of Meat Processors ...

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln announced plans to develop the Small Meat Processing Plant of the Future during a roundtable discussion during the weekend at the Nebraska Association of Meat ...

However, a current meat processing plant being built in the Midwest, which will have the capacity to process up to 40 head of cattle per week and 80 hogs, is costing around $8 million to build today.

Earlier this year, COVID-19 outbreaks as large slaughterhouses and meat processing plants led to temporary closures. That resulted in higher prices and meat shortages at grocery stores, which in ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — The federal government promised Friday to spend $500 million to encourage the construction of smaller meat processing plants located closer to farmers who raise chickens, pigs ...

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the program in Council Bluffs, Iowa, in addition to another $150 million to be used for existing small processing facilities with unexpected costs.