The Washington County Commission Has Approved Spending $2 Million In American Rescue Plan Act Funds For A Proposed Meat Processing Facility. The Money Will Be Paid To The Non-Profit Appalachian Resource Conservation And Development Council Which Will Share The Funds With Appalachian Producers Coalition, Which Is Made Up Of A Group Of Farmers Who Own And Operate The Meat Processing Plant. President Of The Group Mike Southerland Told Newschannel 11…..
The New Plant Will Have Capacity To Process Up To 125 Heads Of Cattle, Pigs Or Sheep A Week, Keeping Livestock Production Close To Home.