Home Place Pastures LLC

Home Place Pastures LLC is a limited liability company based in Como, Mississippi that has established itself as a significant recipient of federal grant awards focused on agricultural processing and rural economic development. Registered with SAM.gov since February 2014, the company operates in the meat processing sector and has demonstrated sustained engagement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture through multiple grant programs designed to strengthen local food supply chains and support agricultural producers.

The company's federal grant portfolio reflects a strategic focus on meat and poultry processing expansion and value-added agricultural product development. Home Place Pastures LLC has received five federal project grants totaling approximately $758,095 from the USDA's Rural Business Cooperative Services and Agricultural Marketing Service. Most recently, in September 2025, the company was awarded a $249,311 Value-Added Producer Grant (CFDA 10.352) for a two-year project through September 2027 to develop and expand value-added processing and marketing activities for agricultural products while creating new revenue streams and marketing opportunities for regional producers. Prior to this award, the company received a $508,784 Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program grant (CFDA 10.381) in October 2022 to expand its meat processing facilities and operations, addressing local processing capacity shortages. The company has also benefited from COVID-19 relief funding, including a 2022 grant from the Agricultural Marketing Service to support pandemic-related workplace safety and facility modifications, as well as two grants from the Rural Business Cooperative Services in August 2021 supporting value-added producer initiatives and beginning and socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers. These grants collectively demonstrate the company's role in strengthening rural food infrastructure and supporting agricultural producers throughout the region.