USDA awards $110 million to expand independent meat processing

Five dozen independent meat processors will receive a combined $110 million in grants to go into business or expand their processing capacity, including a new plant in Texas that would create 1,500 jobs, said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Thursday. The USDA says the expansion of independent meat processing capacity will make the food supply… » Read More

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