Surrounded by lakes with abundant fishing and deer hunting, Fair Grove, right outside of bustling Springfield Missouri, is where Darren and Lori Fullerton operate their current meat processing facility which has been a family business since 1982. Just down the road, near Buffalo, Missouri they're expanding their small-town business; they're constructing a new facility, all geared to better serve ranchers in an area where there are more cattle than people, the highest population of cattle in Missouri.

Havre, Montana – USDA MPPTA Client Story

In the aftermath of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, disruptions in the meat supply chain caused bare shelves and suppressed cattle prices across the United States. Major meat processor closures exposed vulnerabilities, prompting a visionary response from local meat producers around Havre, Montana.