A group of cattle producers intends to break ground on a new beef packing plant in western Iowa next spring.

Project manager Chad Tentinger tells Brownfield Cattlemen’s Heritage is planning to build a $325 million facility that will be capable of processing 1,500 head per-day.

“We’ve expanded a lot of the capacity on the growing side of cattle throughout this region and keep adding more and more cattle back into the system, which is a great thing (because) more young men and women are staying on the farm.

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