Greg Gunthorp stands on his farm near LaGrange, Ind., in October 2023 where he operates a small meat processing business. He sells to chic Chicago and Indianpolis restaurants but finds it hard to ...

BROOTEN, Minn. — Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, outbreaks at large meat processing facilities thrust small businesses like Jenniges Meat Processing into the spotlight. “I think our two lines rang for ...

For farmers, ranchers, and families raising poultry, the journey doesn’t end at the farm gate. It continues through a vital partnership with local processors—often small, USDA-inspected facilities ...

Indiana farmer Jason Mauck bought Munsee Meats with the hope of expanding options for producers and consumers, including where and how meat is sold. (courtesy Munsee Meats) Recent attention to the ...

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 annual ...

“Those small meat-processing situations in rural Minnesota are mainstays of small towns.” And some are doing just that, like Odenthal Meats near the small Le Sueur County community of Heidelberg, ...