Two Midwestern states passed legislation hoping to boost the fortunes of small meat lockers. Both Iowa and Nebraska pushed grant money to these businesses, while Iowa also created a one-year community college program to teach people the butchery trade.
Some farmers are marketing steaks and hamburger directly to consumers, the pasture-to-plate approach. Others are bypassing large packers by establishing their own, smaller-scale packing plants.
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OMAHA (DTN) Aunbrea Zeleny and her family have been extremely busy in recent years. The family owns and operates the Oakland Meat Processing Plant located i