USDA Puts $50 Million Behind State Meat Inspection Expansion — What It Could Mean for Pork Producers

New Stand-Up Program targets one of the barriers to expanding local and regional processing: the cost states face in establishing or growing their own meat inspection systems.USDA is putting up to $50 million in new funding behind an effort to expand state meat inspection programs, potentially opening additional processing opportunities for livestock producers and small and mid-sized meat processors.Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced the new Stand-Up Program on September 16. Administ