NAY's meats is a fifth-generation farm custom slaughter and meat processing facility

Nay's Meats Inc. was awarded a $199,975.94 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grants – Supplemental Funding program. The grant will support Nay's Meats in upgrading its facility located in Panguitch, Utah to meet federal inspection standards, allowing the fifth-generation slaughter and meat processing facility to operate under federal inspection guidelines. Facility upgrades funded by the September 30, 2021 award will include enclosing the kill floor, expanding cooler and freezer capacity to handle additional volume, and automating equipment to increase efficiency. Obtaining federal inspection status will provide needed services for local ranchers to market directly to consumers while supporting jobs in the rural community.

We have provided a reputable and reliable service for ranchers in this area for the past 71 years. We are currently seeking federal grant of inspection (PGI) funding to provide the opportunity for NAY's meats to operate under federally inspected guidelines. This would help US offer a much-needed service to the ranchers and consumers in the region. By doing so we would help regional ranchers by having a facility that is federally inspected within proximity to their current operations, which would allow them to market directly to consumers. The consumer will benefit by having a direct connection to the rancher, providing them the highly sought-after farm to table experience. For NAY's meats to become federally inspected the facility upgrades would require an enclosed kill floor with modern equipment, expanded coolers and freezers to handle additional capacity, and add much needed automated equipment allowing processing to be more efficient and economical. By receiving this funding, we would provide reliable jobs to the local community, give ranchers a modernized facility that can handle their needs, and give consumers a better product at a lower price