USDA MPPTA Client Stories

Surviving the Storm: The Story of Barnsdall Meat Processing

On June 17th, Flower Hill Institute's Regional Director of Technical Assistance Chris Roper made a site visit to Barnsdall Meat Processing in Barnsdall, Oklahoma which made him stop and reflect on how fortunate we are after seeing the damage left from two deadly tornadoes that hit the small community within a five week period. 

Resilient

For the past few decades leading up to 2020, the consolidation in the meat and poultry processing industries was touted as creating the most efficient and resilient method to bring protein for farmers and ranchers to consumers.

Then came COVID.