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Promoting local meat processing

Author

Corey Munson

Published

4/26/2021

Rep. Chad Ingels spoke at a gathering last week to promote his bill to support small meat processors in Iowa. The measure, which has passed the House, would seek to expand processing across the state by offering assistance to new and existing small meat lockers — those with fewer than 50 employees — in the form of grants, low-interest loans and forgivable loans to help them grow. PHOTO / COREY MUNSON

Topics:

Livestock
Specialty Ag
Rural Vitality

A bill recently approved by the Iowa House would create a program to offer small meat packers infrastructure funding with an eye to adding jobs and expanding processing...

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