Photo Credit: IL Farm Bureau
An Illinois cattle producer says the small meat packers are the unsung heroes for the industry during the pandemic.
Nowell Moore raises belted cattle and is an ag engineer for 360 Yield Center. He tells Brownfield his local processor and others were plagued with demand overnight.
“They were able to kind of pick-up the pieces and increase capacity really impressively and I know that doesn’t come without cost.”
One pork producer in his county was told by his contractor they would not be able to process animals for an additional four to six months because of pandemic delays.
