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91 Wisconsin meat processors awarded grants

Nearly every Wisconsin meat processing plant that applied for the state’s Meat & Poultry Supply Chain Resiliency Grant program is getting funding to modernize or expand.

Ag Secretary Randy Romanski tells Brownfield the 10-million dollar program supplying matching grants to the state’s meat processors prompted small and large processors to apply. “There were a lot of really good applications. Most of the applicants got the exact amount of money that they requested, so the grants are up to $150,000 and that can be a big help for some operations that are trying to make a decision about how and whether or when they might expand.”

Romanski says processors clearly have an interest in modernizing and expanding their facilities after the breakdown in supply chains during the pandemic. “The good news for Wisconsin and Wisconsin’s farmers is that that’s going to build resiliency in the meat supply chain.”

Ninety-one of the ninety-nine applicants will be contracted and get reimbursement grants when the work is done.  The money was set aside from American Rescue Act funds by Governor Tony Evers.

The Wisconsin meat processors receiving grants are:

• 45 Meats – Antigo, Langlade County
• Artemis Provisions and Cheese – Mount Horeb, Dane County
• Bakalars Sausage Company – La Crosse, La Crosse County​
• Barnyard Butchers, LLC – Chilton, Calumet County
• Barney’s Meat Market, Inc. – Weyerhaeuser, Rusk County
• Bay View Packing Company – Milwaukee, Milwaukee County
• Blair Meat Market – Blair, Trempealeau County
• Bob’s Processing Inc – Bloomer, Chippewa County
• Boss Hog Meats – Eleva, Trempealeau County
• Bri’s Processing – Colfax, Dunn County
• Chippewa Falls Industries – Alma Center, Jackson County
• Conrath Quality Meats, LLC – Conrath, Rusk County
• Crescent Meats – Cadott, Chippewa County
• Dashing Duo, LLC (dba Bohemian Ovens) – Bloomer, Chippewa County
• Driftless Harvest Poultry Processing, LLC – Mineral Point, Iowa County
• Driftless Provisions, LLC – Viroqua, Vernon County
• Evenson Processing – Spring Green, Sauk County
• Fox Brother’s Piggly Wiggly – Slinger, Washington County
• Geiss Meat Service, LLC – Merrill, Lincoln County
• Glenn’s Market and Catering – Watertown, Jefferson County
• Grandpa’s Meat Market, LLC – Medford, Taylor County
• Green Bay Dressed Beef, LLC – Green Bay, Brown County
• Green Bay Processing – Green Bay, Brown County
• Gunderson Foods, LLC – Mondovi, Buffalo County
• Gunderson’s Custom Meat Processing – Pardeeville, Columbia County
• Harry Hansen Meat Service – Franksville, Racine County
• Hauber Brand Meats Inc. – Dickeyville, Grant County
• Hewitt’s Meat Processing Inc. – Marshfield, Marathon County
• Holmen Locker and Meat Market, LLC – Holmen, La Crosse County
• Hursh Meat Processing – Poplar, Douglas County
• J&L Meat Sales, LLC – Sheboygan, Sheboygan County
• Jacobsons Market, LLC – Chippewa Falls, Chippewa County
• JM Watkins – Plum City, Pierce County
• JNE Meats LLC – Chippewa Falls, Chippewa County
• Johnsonville, LLC (Meadowside Coex Chill Zones) – Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan County
• Johnsonville, LLC (Countryside Large Batch Blending for Formula Flexibility) – Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan County
• Julius Falkavage, LLC People’s Meat Market – Stevens Point, Portage County
• Kettle Range Meat Company – Milwaukee, Milwaukee County
• Kewaskum Foods LLC – Kewaskum, Washington County
• Kidfarm LLC – Chilton, Calumet County
• Kluk and Pluk – Berlin, Green Lake County
• Kropf’s Meat Processing – Bowler, Shawano County
• Laufenberg Meats, LLC – Waunakee, Dane County
• LeRoy Meats of Horicon Inc. – Horicon, Dodge County
• Lodi Sausage Company – Lodi, Columbia County
• Louie’s Finer Meats Inc. – Cumberland, Barron County
• Lumpia City – Waterford, Racine County
• MacFarlane Pheasants Inc – Janesville, Rock County
• Malterer Meats LLC – Iron Ridge, Dodge County
• Mark Victor Craig – Holmen, La Crosse County
• Miesfeld’s Triangle Market LLC – Sheboygan, Sheboygan County
• Ney’s Premium Inc. – Hartford, Washington County
• Nordik Meats Inc – Viroqua, Vernon County
• Northern Trails Meats, LLC – Watertown, Jefferson County
• Northland Kosher Beef – Green Bay, Brown County
• Northstar Bison, LLC – Rice Lake, Barron County
• Northwoods Locker LLC – Clayton, Polk County
• Otto’s Meats – Luxemburg, Kewaunee County
• Outdoor Addiction Meat Processing LLC – Blue Mounds, Dane County
• Paulie’s Chop Shop, Inc. – Luxemburg, Kewaunee County
• Pine Creek Processing – Ridgeland, Dunn County
• Random Lake Butcher Shop – Random Lake, Sheboygan County
• Reams Family Foods, Inc. – Hudson, St. Croix County
• Richland Locker Company – Richland Center, Richland County
• Riverside Meats – Waukesha, Waukesha County
• Roskom Meats LLC – Kaukauna, Outagamie County
• Ross’ Glenwood City Locker – Glenwood City, St. Croix County
• Sailers Food Market & Meat Processing Inc. – Wilson, St. Croix County
• Salchert’s Market –  St. Cloud, Fond du Lac County
• Salmon’s Meat Products – Luxemburg, Kewaunee County
• Sheboygan Pasty Company Inc. – Sheboygan, Sheboygan County
• Siverling Centennial Farm – Bloomer, Chippewa County
• Solar Meats, LLC – Soldiers Grove, Crawford County
• Southern Wisconsin Meat Cooperative – Blanchardville, Lafayette County
• St. Joe’s Country Market – La Crosse, La Crosse County
• Stoddards Market – Cottage Grove, Dane County
• The Butcher & The Baker, LLC – Brantwood, Price County
• The Butcher in Pine River – Pine River, Lincoln County
• The Durand Smokehouse – Durand, Pepin County
• The Meat Block LLC – Greenville, Outagamie County
• The Meat Schoppe, LLC – Lancaster, Grant County
• TMB East LLC – Kaukauna, Outagamie County
• Underground Meats LLC – Madison, Dane County
• United Steaks – Prairie du Chien, Crawford County
• Vojik’s Stockyard – Fairchild, Eau Claire County
• Weber’s Processing Plant – Cuba City, Grant County
• Wellbrooks Investments, LLC – Sparta, Monroe County
• Wenzel’s Farm – Marshfield, Wood County
• Wilson Farm Meats – Elkhorn, Walworth County
• Wisconsin River Meats – Mauston, Juneau County​
• Woods and Waters Fish Farm – Juneau, Dodge County

Secretary Romanski spoke to Brownfield during a farm tour near Merrill recognizing National Farmers Day Wednesday.