During the last two years, COVID-19 has caused many issues for small and medium-sized meat processors. They often have had a difficult time hiring an adequate number of employees, while at the same time there has been an increased demand for their services. Small and medium-sized meat processors are essential to local livestock producers as a place to have their animals harvested and processed, and at the same time, they are essential to providing meat products to customers in their area. I have on occasion used the phrase; it is difficult for an island to survive a tsunami. Small and medium-sized meat processors that have tried to operate as islands have certainly had a more difficult time than companies that have belonged to and participated in meat processor associations, which are an excellent source of information for meat processors. There are several excellent meat processor associations for small and medium-sized meat processors.