| MADISON — Gov. Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP), today announced nine Wisconsin meat processors will receive 2025 Meat Processor Infrastructure grants. These grants help local meat processors with projects to modernize and grow their businesses, produce new products, or expand their markets, while improving profitability and sustaining the long-term viability of Wisconsin’s meat processing facilities.
This announcement comes as earlier this month, Gov. Evers was proud to sign the bipartisan 2025-27 Biennial Budget, which builds upon the governor’s and the Evers Administration’s efforts to support Wisconsin’s farmers and farm families, producers, and processors. The bipartisan state budget includes several substantial investments in the state’s agricultural industry, as well as an additional $1 million to bolster the successful Meat Processor Infrastructure Grant Program, which often receives far more requests than funding available.
“For the past six years, I’ve been proud to support our meat processing industry to ensure our farmers, farm families, producers, and processors have the resources and support they deserve so they can continue to produce the high-quality products Wisconsin is known for and keep our supply chain moving,” said Gov. Evers. “These grants work to uplift our local meat processors, bolster the industry, and grow innovation right here in Wisconsin, and I’m excited that we were able to secure additional funding in our bipartisan budget to continue to grow this highly successful program into the future.” Thanks to investments secured by Gov. Evers in the 2023-25 Biennial Budget, a total of $250,000 was available for this round of the Meat Processor Infrastructure Grant Program, with a maximum of $50,000 allowed for each project. Grant recipients are required to provide a match of 100 percent of the grant amount. DATCP received 51 grant requests totaling more than $2.2 million. The Meat Processor Infrastructure Grant recipients and their planned projects are:
For more information on meat processor grants, visit the DATCP website here. EVERS ADMINISTRATION’S EFFORTS TO BOLSTER WISCONSIN’S AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIES Gov. Evers, over the past six years, has secured critical In addition to $1 million to bolster and support the Meat Processor Infrastructure Grant Program in the most recent 2025-27 Biennial Budget signed by Gov. Evers earlier this month, this budget builds upon efforts of the Evers Administration to date to support Wisconsin’s agricultural industry and proud heritage as “America’s Dairyland,” by providing:
Additionally, Gov. Evers, who began 2025 by declaring it the Year of the Kid in Wisconsin, has been clear from the beginning of this biennial budget process that his top priority in the 2025-27 Biennial Budget would be to pass a pro-kid budget that makes meaningful investments in Wisconsin’s kids at every stage and every age, from early childhood to K-12 to our higher education institutions, as well as supporting our Ag industry and the dedicated farmers and farm families that lead it. More information about the bipartisan pro-kid budget signed by Gov. Evers is available here. |
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Gov. Evers, DATCP Announce Investments to Support Wisconsin’s Meat Processing Industry
Jul 30, 2025 | 12:02 PM
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