On October 15th Flower Hill Institute was proud to be a part of the grand opening celebration for Integrity Prime Meats near Buffalo, MO. Flower Hill Institute has been honored to work with Integrity Prime Meats for over a year during the purchase and upgrades of this existing meat processing facility.
Smaller Processors Help Buffer the Impact of Large Packers Fleeing Town
Large packing plants seem to be falling like dominoes across rural America.
In recent months, Tyson Foods has closed a plant in Nebraska, reduced a Texas facility to one shift, announced the closure of another plant in Illinois and the elimination of case-ready operations in Utah, and put a Washington state plant up for sale. Meanwhile, JBS is eliminating slaughter operations at a facility it owns in Pennsylvania.
Cattle ranchers and feeders supplying those plants now must figure out where they can feasibly ship their animals for harvest.
