Client Stories

Meat producers, processors and entrepreneurs represent the best that America offers. Read how they’re using small meat processing plants to restore local meat processing in communities across the nation.

Five Marys

FORT JONES, CALIFORNIA

Brian and Mary Heffernan left Silicon Valley for small town ranch life, building a brand by taking control of every element of their operations—from meat production to on-ranch harvest, processing, and direct-to-consumer sales.

Bear Mountain Beef

HAWK SPRINGS, WYOMING

At the onset of COVID-19, Mac and Celsie Sussex lived through a “nightmare” hauling finished cattle long distances to multiple processors. Opening a USDA-inspected processing plant on their ranch put them back in the driver’s seat.

North Cascade Meat Producers Cooperative

BELLINGHAM, WA

A group of producers teamed to harvest meat locally and shake their dependence on outside processors. They improved quality control, raised margins, lowered shipping costs, and reduced scheduling stress—without a fixed facility.