$355,000 in state grant money to nine Iowa meat lockers

The owners of nine small-scale meat processing shops in Iowa are splitting $355,000 in state grant money to expand their businesses.

Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig said the “Choose Iowa Butchery Innovation Grants” have to be matched by the business and these grants are leveraging investments of nearly $2 million.

“This is all about helping Iowa consumers access more locally grown protein,” Naig said. “…It helps small businesses, especially in rural areas, with equipment and facility needs — new smokehouses, freezer and cooler systems, processing line expansions and equipment modernization.”

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