Project Grant 20237043939187
- Purdue University received a $650,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.310 - Agriculture and Food Research Initiative) to establish novel post-harvest processing systems that can improve beef quality attributes and foster the profitability and sustainability of the local meat sectors. The research program aims to address the lack of local slaughter capacity and high processing costs faced by local livestock...
- Falls Meat Service, Inc. received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grants – Supplemental Funding program (CFDA 10.180). The grant will fund an expansion of the recipient's meat processing facility and operations to increase capacity for butchering and processing under USDA federal inspection. Specifically, the award will double freezer space, increase cooler space, and extend...
- The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Corning Meat Processing Service, Inc. a $200,000 Project Grant under the Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grants – Supplemental Funding program (CFDA 10.180). The grant funds will allow the awardee to upgrade critical facility infrastructure and equipment in order to become an approved cooperative interstate shipment facility and expand sales of smoked meat products into surrounding states. Key activities to be funded...
- This Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program, is focused on investigating the social implications of the development of cell-cultivated meat technology on the livestock industry. The $649,922 award to Tufts University School of Medicine will be used to: 1) understand meatpacking workers' and beef producers' concerns and the potential technological impacts...
- Premium White Meat LLC, located in Bloomfield, Iowa, received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grants – Supplemental Funding program (CFDA 10.180). The funding will support Premium White Meat's efforts to expand and upgrade its 4,000 square foot slaughter and meat processing facility to meet the infrastructure, equipment, food safety, and animal welfare requirements of the Federal...
- Love Meats, Inc. received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grants – Supplemental Funding program (CFDA 10.180). The grant will support Love Meats' expansion from custom-exempt to federally inspected slaughter operations. Located in Rudyard, Michigan, Love Meats slaughters beef and pork for 50 regional farmers annually. However, federally inspected slaughter capacity is limited in...
- Meat & Complete, LLC received a $200,000 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grants – Supplemental Funding program (CFDA 10.180). The award will support the expansion of Meat & Complete's meat and complete processing facility to obtain federal grant of inspection status from September 2021 through September 2024. The grant program aims to help meat and poultry slaughter and processing...
- D & S Quality Beef, LLC received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grants – Supplemental Funding program (CFDA 10.180). The grant funds will support facility upgrade and expansion activities to improve the awardee's processing and storage capabilities in preparation for obtaining a Federal Grant of Inspection. Key planned upgrades include tripling the size of an...
- The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Freedom Meats LLC a $200,000 Project Grant under the Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grants – Supplemental Funding program (CFDA 10.180) to expand its meat processing facility located in Caney, KS. The grant will support Freedom Meats' expansion into a USDA federally inspected processing facility through the purchase of new processing equipment and facility modifications to accommodate increased production needs for its...
- The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded Cirrus360 LLC $998,552 under the American Rescue Plan Centers of Excellence for Meat and Poultry Processing and Food Safety Research and Innovation Phase III federal grant program (CFDA 10.243) to develop an edge computing platform and dashboard to support small and medium-sized poultry and meat processors. Cirrus360 will deploy a low-cost edge network with wireless sensors, cameras, and machine learning-based...
MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS HAVE BECOME AN INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT PART OF THE DAILY DIET FOR PEOPLE IN THE U.S. AND AROUND THE WORLD. WITH GREATER DEMAND COMES A NEED FOR GREATER PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY IN THE FACE OF WORKER SHORTAGES, A PROBLEM HIGHLIGHTED DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. VISUAL INSPECTION IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF MEAT PROCESSING FOR ENSURING QUALITY AND FOOD SAFETY. HOWEVER, VISUAL INSPECTION, E.G., FOR FAT CONTENT ESTIMATION, IS APPROXIMATE AND MAY CONTAIN MEAT WITH A WIDE RANGE OF FAT CONTENT. THE GROUND MEAT FROM EACH BATCH IS THEN TESTED WITH CORE SAMPLES AND ADJUSTED TO REACH THE DESIRED LEAN-TO-FAT RATIO, LEADING TO DELAYS, STOPPAGE OF WORK AND WASTAGE. THE OFF-LINE INSPECTION TOOLS ARE ALSO EXPENSIVE. THIS PROJECT ADDRESSES THE CHALLENGE OF IMPROVING INSPECTION EFFICIENCY FOR FAT CONTENT ESTIMATION USING TECHNOLOGY THAT IS AFFORDABLE BY SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZE MEAT PROCESSORS.WE WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH OUR MEAT PROCESSOR PARTNER TO CUSTOMIZE OUR OPTICAL IMAGE PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY AND INSTALL THE PROTOTYPE MEAT INSPECTION TOOL AT THEIR PLANT. THE TOOL WILL TAKE IMAGES OF THE MEAT MOVING ON A CONVEYOR AND ESTIMATE OF THE FAT CONTENT IN REAL TIME SO THAT THE MEAT CAN BE BINNED CORRECTLY.THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO IMPROVE QUALITY, PRODUCTIVITY AND ASSURE COMPLIANCE WITH USDA REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR MEAT PROCESSORS WHILE REDUCING WASTAGE, USING TECHNOLOGY THAT IS INEXPENSIVE AND CAN BE INTEGRATED SEAMLESSLY IN SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZE MEAT PROCESSING FACILITIES LEADING TO HIGHER PROFITABILITY.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $0 | 12/20/24 | ||
| Not listed | $1.0m | 2/16/23 |