Farmers Union Processing + Meats Now Open

Farmers Union Processing + Meats opened for business June 2 in Staples.

The more than 10,000-square-foot meat processing facility slaughters cattle and hogs. The facility is available for custom-exempt processing and is working toward gaining USDA certification in July.

“We are proud to be part of the Staples community and look forward to working with farmers to process their livestock locally and provide them with a high-quality product they can take home and enjoy,” said Robb Kasal, plant manager.

The plant grew from a need identified by livestock producers in the five-county region of Cass, Crow Wing, Morrison, Todd and Wadena.

The region lacks USDA-inspected meat processing capacity and custom-exempt processors, causing bottlenecks for producers to harvest their livestock and limiting their marketing opportunities...

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