Pastured Life Farm, 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 will support Pastured Life Farm's transition to USDA inspected status and increase its poultry processing capacity. Specifically, the funding will enable the farm to enclose its slaughter area, transition from chlorine baths to an air chiller system, install a new freezer system, and implement other processing upgrades. This is intended to improve food safety, increase the farm's annual processing capacity by 1,000 birds, reduce water consumption, and stabilize food temperatures during handling. The grant is also intended to catalyze Pastured Life Farm's ability to provide processing services for at least 250 independent poultry farmers in surrounding states. The funding is expected to increase the farm's sales by 25-50% through 2024 and create five new jobs.
Mod # | Description | Reason For Modification | Federal Obligation (Click to sort descending) | Date (Click to sort ascending) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $200.0k | 9/23/21 |