Glacier Processing Cooperative: Ensuring the Legacy for Future Generations

Flathead, Montana – USDA MPPTA Client Story

When a longtime business owner with one of the only two meat processing facilities in the Flathead Valley of Montana decided to retire, the community sprang into action.

With a waitlist of 18 to 24 months for meat processing, the closure of the Vandevanter Meats would leave local ranchers with a difficult choice: ship their livestock hundreds of miles to another USDA-approved facility or close their operations.

Actively Engage with MPPTA Network on Social Media

We are launching four new channels of USDA MPPTA social media to increase lines of communication and information with your MPPTA network, including USDA, TAP Providers, MOU’s, and meat and poultry producers.

You are all a valuable part of the USDA MPPTA program that ensures that participants in the USDA’s Meat and Poultry Supply Chain programs and initiatives have access to robust technical assistance (TA).