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Mills County Iowa to be Home to New Beef Processing Facility

Posted January 16, 2023
in Top Ag News

Workers at a beef slaughterhouse dissect, sort and separate beef parts.Southwest Iowa will be home to a new $520-million beef processing facility. Cattlemen’s Heritage Beef Company announced last week the purchase of a 132-acre site in Mills County where it plans to build a 2,000-head capacity processing facility. The company has been eyeing the location since June 2021.

An economic impact statement placed a value of $1.1 billion annually on the local economy and up to 800 jobs. Right off Interstate 29 and proximity to I-80 logistically makes the area a prime location. Cattlemen’s Heritage last year selected a leading algae-based wastewater treatment company to provide contained treatment at the site. The technology will also capture and offset several thousand tons of carbon dioxide per year.

Read more on the new Iowa beef processing facility here.

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