J&J Processing

J&J Processing, doing business as J & J Processing, is a sole proprietorship registered to receive federal government awards since June 22, 2021. The company operates as a custom-exempt beef, hog, and deer harvesting and processing facility located in southwest Missouri. J&J Processing serves over 1,700 consumers and 650 livestock producers in a nine-county region, processing approximately 1,600 animals annually. The company has received federal grant awards to support its operations and expansion efforts in the meat processing industry, particularly in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and to improve local meat processing infrastructure.

J&J Processing has received two prime federal grant awards and one sub-award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service. The first prime award, granted on January 3, 2022, provided funding to implement measures in response to COVID-19, including workplace safety improvements, market pivots, facility retrofitting, and medical expenses. The second prime award, received on September 30, 2021, allocated $200,000 under the Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grants program to help J&J Processing obtain a Federal Grant of Inspection and expand local meat processing capacity. Additionally, the company received a sub-award through the New Hampshire Community Loan Fund Inc. to purchase new equipment aimed at decreasing plant bottlenecks, improving processing efficiencies, and increasing weekly processing capacity. This equipment upgrade is expected to allow J&J Processing to serve an additional 20 producers, support two new full-time employees, and expand its product offerings to include items such as beef polish sausage, beef summer sausage, snack sticks, beef jerky, and thinly shaved lunch meats.