The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Ohio Valley Meat Processing LLC $198,876.39 through the Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grants – Supplemental Funding program to make required improvements to the former Pates Processing facility in Hanover, Indiana. The project grant completion date is September 30, 2022.
The funding will support upgrades necessary for Ohio Valley Meat Processing to obtain a Federal Grant of Inspection. This will allow the facility to meet federal requirements and qualify for federal meat inspection services under the Federal Meat Inspection Act. The improvements address recommendations made by an assigned state inspector following a July 2021 site visit.