Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe announced that River Ridge Land and Cattle Company LLC will build and operate a new meat processing facility in Grayson County. The company will invest $2.1 million and create 11 new jobs over the next three years. River Ridge will also purchase nearly $4 million in Virginia-grown beef and pork for use at its new facility. The Commonwealth of Virginia is partnering with Grayson County and River Ridge Land and Cattle on this project through the Governor’s Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development (AFID) Fund.
“The Virginia cattle, calf, and hog industries generate almost half a billion dollars in farm cash receipts, and River Ridge’s new facility will be an economic boom for the region,” said Governor McAuliffe. “This new processing facility will provide an important service for livestock producers across the Commonwealth, and is another great example of strategic investment in projects that help us build the new Virginia economy.”