USDA Invests Over $908,000 to Expand Wyoming Meat Processing Capacity, Strengthen Competition and Support Ranchers

Vice President J.D. Vance and U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins recently announced that processors in 40 states would receive $57 million through the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program. This includes over $908,000 for three Wyoming processors to expand their capacity and create new and better markets.

According to information from the USDA, Wyoming Legacy Meats, LLC, in Cody, received a $552,906, Star Valley Meat Block and Cold Storage, located in Thayne, received a $186,198 grant, and C4 Meat Processing, LLC dba Home on the Range Meat Processing, located in Cheyenne, received a $169,112 grant.

The Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program is managed by USDA Rural Development’s Rural Business-Cooperative Services and provides grants to help eligible independent processors expand their capacity. USDA Rural Development designed the program to encourage competition and sustainable growth in the United States meat processing sector and improve supply chain resiliency. USDA has awarded more than $200 million to independent businesses under the program.