Great Falls, MT-Montana Farmers Union is pleased to announce it is the recipient of a $150,000 Montana Meat Processing Infrastructure Grant (MMPIG) which is funded by Coronavirus relief funds. The funds will be used to purchase a mobile harvest unit (MHU). Montana Farmers Union and Farmers Union partners in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Farmers Union Enterprise (FUE) will each invest an addition $150,000 to purchase and setup the MHU as a cooperative.

This cooperative will benefit Montana producers and butchers by providing the ability to harvest livestock that will b...