Local meat processing co-op hires manager

Press release

A cooperative planing to locally train meat processors — and provide some local meat processing in the process — is one step closer to operation with naming of a general manager.

A release from Montana Farmers Union said Bill Jones has been hired to take the helm of the Montana Premium Processing Cooperative in Havre, bringing a lifelong love of agriculture and a commitment to quality with him to his new post.

Jones has been involved in the meat-processing industry for several decades.

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