WHITESBURG, Ga. (Farm Monitor) — USDA is expanding opportunities for smaller meat processors to sell their products beyond state lines.
During a recent visit to Carroll County, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced Georgia had become the 11th state to enter a Cooperative Interstate Shipment agreement with USDA.
The agreement allows 23 state-inspected meat processors to ship products across state lines under the USDA inspection seal. It could also open national markets to as many as 240 small and medium-sized processors in Georgia.
The visit also gave local ag leaders an opportunity to raise concerns affecting several of the state’s major industries, including livestock, poultry and timber.
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