Extension comes after the transfer of program administration from the Indiana State Department of Agriculture to the Indiana Meat Packers and Processors Association.
Indiana loan funds support processing expansion, equipment upgrades, infrastructure improvements and other operational needs to enhance processing capacity and efficiency.
Grants aim to help local meat processors modernize and grow their businesses, produce new products or expand their markets, while improving profitability and sustaining the long-term viability of Wisconsin’s meat processing facilities.
Backed by early investors of Oatly, Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat, Oshi receives an investment from one of Latin America’s largest seafood manufacturers.
Multiple program areas are eligible for funding, including promotion, research, foreign marketing, industry information, consumer information and producer communications.
Poultry industry research projects target food safety and pathogen control, animal health, operational efficiency, and data-driven and technology-enabled solutions.
Proposed 24,000-square foot proposed facility would utilize three types of housing systems for hens: enriched housing, free run and free-range systems.
Volur plans to build a broader suite of interconnected AI tools that work together across the meat production value chain, strengthening both customer profitability and sustainability outcomes.