Tester Secures Funds For Area Ag Businesses

More than $7.8 million in American Rescue Plan funds have been secured for 30 Montana small agribusinesses, including several in northeast Montana.

Meat Processing Awards:

•$450,000 for Eastern Montana Meats, LLC (Sidney): Expansion, USDA Inspected Meat Processing Equipment Upgrades

•$450,000 for OCC Legacy Cuts (Ekalaka): Expansion, USDA/Organic Certified Meat Processing Facility

•$45,000 for Pekovitch Meats LLC (Malta): Expansion, Custom Exempt Meat Processing Equipment Upgrades General Agriculture Awards:

•$450,000 for Sidney Sugars Inc. (Sidney): New Natural Gas Boiler Conversion