{"id":23633,"date":"2021-11-30T09:49:25","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T16:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/?p=23633"},"modified":"2021-11-30T09:54:44","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T16:54:44","slug":"california-companies-among-recipients-from-from-usda-investment-in-meat-and-poultry-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/11\/30\/california-companies-among-recipients-from-from-usda-investment-in-meat-and-poultry-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"California companies among recipients of USDA investment in meat and poultry sector"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.morningagclips.com\/usda-invests-32m-to-strengthen-u-s-food-supply-chain\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.morningagclips.com\/usda-invests-32m-to-strengthen-u-s-food-supply-chain\/\">From Morning Ag Clips<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced the investment of $32 million in grants awarded to 167 meat and poultry slaughter and processing facilities to support expanded capacity and efficiency through the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ams.usda.gov\/services\/grants\/mpirg\">Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grant (MPIRG)<\/a>&nbsp;program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c(This) investment supports local and regional meat and poultry processors as they recover from the pandemic and also work to expand capacity,\u201d Vilsack said. \u201cAchieving a Federal Grant of Inspection or operating under a Cooperative Interstate Shipment program allows meat and poultry processors to ship products across state lines, pursue new market opportunities, and better meet consumer and producer demand along the supply chain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With this grant funding, meat and poultry processing businesses can cover the costs for improvements such as expanding existing facilities, modernizing processing equipment and meeting packaging, labeling, and food safety requirements needed to achieve a Federal Grant of Inspection under the Federal Meat Inspection Act or the Poultry Products Inspection Act, or to operate under a state\u2019s Cooperative Interstate Shipment program. These changes will allow these facilities to serve more customers in more markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Three California companies are among the recipients:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Bud&#8217;s Custom Meats Inc, Penngrove &#8212; $191,000 for facility and labeling upgrades as well as HAACP compliance (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point). <\/li><li>Buckhorn Cafe Inc, Winters &#8212; $200,000 for facility expansion for improved processing of value-added products. <\/li><li>Hoang An Inc &#8212; $200,000 for facility improvements   <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>MPIRG, a new program authorized by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, is jointly administered by USDA\u2019s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) and Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). 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