MCC, Montana Farm Bureau and Montana Meat Processors Association develop meat processing program

Miles Community College and Montana Farm Bureau have teamed up to offer a meat processing certificate/degree. For the past several years, MCC has been working to develop plans for a certificate that can offer a journeyman certificate in meat cutting.

"The recent disruptions in the livestock product supply chain due to COVID-19 raised awareness of the American public to the importance of the local food supply chain," said MFBF Executive Vice President, John Youngberg. "Montana Farm Bureau has been in discussions with the Montana Meat Processors Association and ascertained that there was no trai...