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New website called The Meat Locker addresses common topics and challenges faced by meat processors.

Solution deburrs and edge rounds both sides of workpieces in a single pass.

Meeting for small and very small establishment covers topics such as FSIS initiatives, updating grant of inspection, policy updates and labeling criteria.

A $6.8 million grant supports a new slaughter and fabrication facility serving an estimated 100 producers in Kansas and Missouri.

Company transforms existing 44,853-square-foot building into a modern poultry processing complex, spanning a total of 53,972 square feet.

Heffelfinger’s Meats receives nearly $227,000 from 2022 Ohio Meat Processing Grant.

Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program provides more than $83 million in grants to 24 independent processors in 15 states.

Funds cover costs associated with opening or expanding operations, or obtaining grant of inspection from USDA's FSIS.

In order to satisfy the growing demand of poultry meat, selection criteria for fast-growing broilers have been addressed to improve especially the pectoralis major muscles, which represent the most valuable portion of the carcass and are used for both processed and fresh meat products.

Grant program aims to grow Wisconsin's meat industry and improve the long-term viability of the state's livestock industry.