Montana Farmers Union and Northern teaming up in unique venture

Montana Farmers Union has announced it is partnering with Montana State University-Northern to develop the country’s first-ever meat processing curriculum, which will teach meat processing from harvest to retail.

Montana Farmers Union received a $150,000 Montana Meat Processing Infrastructure Grant, which is part of the federal coronavirus relief funds, and the grant will be matched with another $150,000 from MFU and cooperative partners, a press release said. The funds will be used to purchase a mobile harvest unit for slaughtering beef and pork.

“We’re going to set it up as a coop...