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MDA awards grants to help Minnesota processors recover

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has awarded more than $200,000 in grants to help processing plants increase slaughter capacity.

Ag Commissioner Thom Petersen says nowhere was there more evidence of COVID-19’s impact on Minnesota agriculture than in the meat packing industry.

He says 46 grants worth $5,000 each will be used to offset the costs of expenses like additional coolers, refrigeration units, as well as slaughter and processing equipment.

MDA awarded grants to 21 licensed, custom-exempt plants, 11 state equal-to processing plants, six USDA-inspected plants, and eight livestock producers with storage needs.

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