Tag: Montana Meat Processing Infrastructure Grant (MMPIG)
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Farmers Union Purchases Mobile Meat Processing Unit to Increase Capacity in Montana
From Northern Ag Network Montana Farmers Union has received a $150,000 Montana Meat Processing Infrastructure Grant (MMPIG) from federal CARES Act relief funds to purchase a mobile harvest unit. Montana FU, in partnership with FU groups in four other states who will also contribute to the purchase, will operate the facility as a cooperative to…
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More Funding for Meat Processing
An additional $4.2 million have been awarded through the Montana Meat Processing Infrastructure Grant (MMPIG) program to aid small and medium-sized meat processors in responding to the COVID-19 crisis through the adaptation and advancement of meat processing infrastructure and capacity in Montana. The grant program previously awarded $7.5 million to 62 different processors across the…