Construction of a USDA inspectable slaughter facility with the goal of improving customer access to locally sourced meat and poultry

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to The Meat Shop LLC of Tomah, Wisconsin on September 30, 2021 through the Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grants – Supplemental Funding program.

The Meat Shop LLC, operating as The Meat Smyth, will use the grant funding to construct a USDA-inspectable slaughter facility. This will allow the company to meet growing demand for locally-sourced meat and poultry products by obtaining Federal Grant of Inspection status. The project is intended to improve customer access to locally processed meat and poultry in the region through January 1, 2024. The Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grants program aims to support meat and poultry processors in making facility improvements and carrying out planning activities necessary to qualify for USDA inspection status.

The inspectable facility would allow our business to meet the demand that exists for USDA inspectable processing. The n