Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says adding regional processing facilities will not only add competition to the industry, but it will boost local ag economies.
He says owner-operated facilities would help fix the price imbalance but companies face high start-up costs when trying to get plants online. “Cattlemen’s Heritage would appreciate to qualify for a grant that would reduce their capital input and make it a little easier for them to get to that day when they break ground,” Vilsack says.
