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Montana’s Producer Partnership – The country’s first and only USDA federally inspected processing facility owned and operated by a nonprofit.
Looking toward the future, the Producer Partnership already has several projects in the works. The group is teaming up with the Gallatin Community College out of Bozeman to put together an internship program, giving students experience working in a processing facility. The team is also working with a group based out of Ireland to build a composting facility that they hope to have done soon.
Ultimately, Matt hopes to open up more facilities in other parts of the country. “I don’t feel that this should be a one-and-done concept,” he said. “I think it is something that is replicable that we can take on the road and help people at both ends.”
By Anna Miller, WLJ managing editor
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The Nonprofit Producer Partnership donated nearly 250,000 pounds of Montana-raised animal protein to the Montana Food Bank Network, Montana Schools and other charities across the Big Sky State.
Our nonprofit organization partners with livestock producers across the state by processing donated livestock into top quality protein and providing it to food banks
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Matt Pierson is at the forefront of Montana-based Producer Partnership, the country’s first and only USDA federally inspected processing facility owned and operated by a nonprofit. Through the program, ranchers can donate livestock they would otherwise cull, whether it be cattle, bison, pigs, sheep or goats. The animals are processed at no cost, and the protein is distributed to schools and food banks in Montana.
“As a traditional Montana rancher, I have spent my whole career trying to keep everything alive,” Matt told WLJ. “To go into this side of the industry has been a real eye-opener for me.”