A South Dakota butcher shop us receiving over $5.5 million in grant money from the USDA.
Midwestern Meat Locker in Newell is a butcher shop that harvests, processes and further processes cattle, hogs, sheep and bison for local producers.
The award will go towards purchasing land to construct and equip a new facility. The building it currently operates in was built in 1911.
The grant is also creating five new full-time jobs and the shop’s capacity by 300%.
The award comes from the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program. This is a part of a Biden Administration-led initiative to improve the U.S. agricultural system.
