Project Grant AM200100XXXXG082

Mighty Fine Poultry Processing, LLC will use a $220,000 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to develop infrastructure supporting local poultry producers in Michigan. Specifically, the two-year award will support the awardee in designing market and kitchen facilities, as well as distribution channels, for an USDA-inspected poultry processing facility situated between three cities. The...

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...

Bosserd Brothers Meats LLC received a $199,887 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 upgrades and expansion of the awardee's slaughter and processing facility in Marshall, Michigan to double its current capacity. Funds will allow the facility to modernize equipment and infrastructure to increase weekly slaughter and...

The Michigan Turkey Producers Cooperative Inc. was awarded a $1,531,204 Project Grant from the USDA Rural Housing Service under the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program (CFDA 10.381). The grant will support the Cooperative's expansion of meat and poultry processing operations through December 2024. As part of the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program's objective to provide more processing options for producers as quickly as possible, this award will aid in expanding the...

Creswick Farms 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 period runs from September 30, 2021 to September 29, 2024. The funding will support Creswick Farms' efforts to complete improvements to their expanded 7,200 square foot meat processing facility in Ravenna, Michigan. The facility expansion and remodeling aims to...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Wilson's Meats LLC $200,000 under the Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grants – Supplemental Funding program (CFDA 10.180) on September 30, 2021. The funding will support Wilson's Meats in Traverse City, Michigan to modernize its meat processing equipment, expand food safety protocols, and improve packaging and labeling capabilities. These upgrades aim to double the company's annual meat production output to better meet...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to Mi Farm Cooperative through the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP). FMLFPP aims to support the development, coordination and expansion of local and regional food systems. Funds will support Mi Farm Cooperative's efforts to add value to agricultural products and expand market opportunities for farm businesses from September 2022 through September 2024 in Michigan. As the FMLFPP seeks to...

Country 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. The award will support facility upgrades and process improvements to enable Country Meats to become a cooperative interstate shipment facility. Specifically, the funding will remodel the freezer to expand storage capacity by 20%, upgrade the slaughterroom to double capacity to 34...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Richland Locker Co Inc. a $200,000 Project Grant under the Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grants – Supplemental Funding program (CFDA 10.180). The funding will support Richland Locker's expansion plans to increase meat harvesting and processing capacity at its facility in Richland Center, WI. Specifically, the grant funds will go towards constructing a connecting building that includes a new freezer, large...

This $250,000 Project Grant was awarded by the Rural Business Cooperative Services (an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture) under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) on September 18, 2023. The funding will support the development, coordination, and expansion of local and regional food systems by Lakeview Hills Organic Farm LLC in Michigan. Specific products or services to be delivered under this 24-month grant include initiatives to develop new...