Source: PROGRESSIVE FARMER, 12/3/21


David Carroll is happy to be one of the 167 businesses just awarded funds from USDA through a Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grant (MPIRG) program. The Alabama pork producer and processing owner, one of six in the state to receive an award through the program, says these much-needed funds will help his family grow their business in the small town of Newton. USDA announced the award of over $32 million in funds to meat and poultry slaughter and processing facilities across the country as part of a stated goal to support expansion and efficiency in the sector. 

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