Local meat processors awarded COVID aid grant

Two Jefferson County businesses, Dahl Ranch and Devils Fence Beef,  received COVID-19 relief funds from the state of Montana through Meat Processing Infrastructure Grants.

At the same time, processors have reported a greater demand due to the pandemic. 

In all, 40 of Montana’s small and medium-sized meat processors received $4.2 million in additional coronavirus relief as a way to boost in-state processing and increase storage capacity,” according to the governor’s office.