BILLINGS — For Kris and Bill Martinell, getting their cattle from pasture to plate is quite an undertaking — one that involves shipping the animals 2 1/2 hours from the family ranch in southwest ...

The owner of Mt. Joseph Family Foods wants to bring a mobile slaughter unit to Joseph so local ranchers can market their meat locally. Share this article! Troy Berglund, the owner of Mt. Joseph Family ...

Northwestern Medical Center will begin using a mobile sterile processing unit to both restore our surgical capacity as ...

BILLINGS, Mont. -- For Kris and Bill Martinell, getting their cattle from pasture to plate is quite an undertaking, one that involves shipping the animals 21/2 hours from the family ranch in southwest ...

With the growing demand for local and humanely raised meats, pasture-based farmers have new market opportunities to become viable businesses. But the dearth of inspected slaughter and processing ...

Lack of “skilled staff” led to multiple suspensions and, ultimately, the BAR-C’s demise. The bad news came “out of the blue” last December, recalled Jeff Kent, owner of Takenoko Farms in Windsor. The ...

For years, Greg Wierschke built up the nation’s only mobile, federally approved poultry slaughter unit in the country, processing birds across rural Minnesota. Now with a $1 million infusion, he’s ...

It was originally a 24-foot box truck. Some modifications were made. It now has a 300-gallon water tank. It has stainless steel sinks; a power inverter. It has saws. A tool to stun. The back of it is ...

A major hurdle for Wyoming meat producers has always been the ability to find local U.S. Department of Agriculture-approved slaughter facilities. Depending on where producers are located in the state, ...