Read about the variety of projects funded through the AGRI Meat, Poultry, Egg, and Milk Processing Grant program.

Fiscal Year 2022

Business Name

Project Summary

City

County

French Lake Butcher Shop, Inc.

Purchase an automatic labeler machine, new splitting saw and repair/replace freezer to increase capacity

South Haven

Wright

Jenniges Meat Processing, Inc.

Expand a new facility with purchase of processing equipment including a rail system and smokehouses

Brooten

Stearns

Concord Fresh Meat Processing, Inc

Buy a hydraulic stuffer, shrink tunnel, poly top tables, vertical meat saw, and hog scalder and dehairer

South Saint Paul

Dakota

Lakes Processing, Inc.

Purchase equipment for smoking meat, bacon cutting, and meat wrapping

Detroit Lakes

Becker

Long Cheng, Inc.

Acquire chicken processing equipment and coolers

South Saint Paul

Dakota

K&S Poultry

Purchase cooler condensers and large animal processing equipment

Kerkhoven

Swift

Dennison Meat Locker, LLC

Physical improvements for kill room, processing room, outside freezer unit, and retail area

Dennison

Goodhue

Round Table Meats, LLC

Acquire a meat smoker and a refrigerated trailer

Goodview

Winona

Northern Pride, Inc.

Buy overwrap tray equipment

Thief River Falls

Pennington

Midwest Meats, LLC

Add a kill floor and purchase production equipment

New York Mills

Otter Tail

Elm Dale Creamery and Locker

Purchase a meat bulker, patty maker, meat grinder, meat saw, basket dollies, and platter dolly

Bowlus

Morrison

Schaefer's Market

Acquire equipment to increase sausage production

Sauk Centre

Stearns

The Country Butcher, LLC

Purchase utensil washer, walk-in cooler, bone saw, and freezer

Madison

Lac qui Parle

Kenyon Meats

Convert freezer room into a dedicated sausage and hamburger room and purchase new equipment that will allow for faster, less labor-intensive, and safer processing and sterilizing

Kenyon

Goodhue

Kerkhoven Country Butcher

Buy walk-in freezer, walk-in cooler, and meat saw

Kerkhoven

Swift