农业部投资107万美元扩威斯康星州肉类加工：四个牛肉加工项目获资助
美国农业部（USDA）农村发展署威斯康星州主任 Andrew C. Iverson 与联邦众议员 Bryan Steil（WI-01）2026年11月2日在 Stevens Point 宣布，农业部将通过肉类与禽肉加工扩产计划（MPPEP）第四期，向威斯康星州四个肉类加工项目投资共 107 万美元。
四个受资助项目是：Elkhorn 的 Wilson Farm Meats Inc. 获 456,129 美元，将改造现有厂房后部并添置新的加工设备；St. Cloud 的 Salcherts Market Inc. 获 250,000 美元购置设备扩产；Lake Geneva Country Meats 获 212,268 美元，购置包括一台更现代的封口机在内的两台包装设备；Durand 的 Durand Smokehouse LLC 获 158,250 美元购置设备，扩大其加工厂产量。四笔合计 1,076,647 美元。
Iverson 表示，中小型肉类加工商对威斯康星州农业与农村社区的实力至关重要，这批投资将帮助加工商进入新市场、扩大本地产能、创造就业，并为全州农村消费者提供更多选择。
Steil 表示，威斯康星州农业出类拔萃，这项投资将提高本州加工产能、降低威斯康星家庭的成本，对本州的家庭农场、消费者与农业工人都是好消息。
MPPEP 第四期的首要目的是支持威斯康星州牛肉产业：使肉类与禽肉供应链多样化、为本地产品打开市场机会。申请项目的设施须以加工牛为主，拨款或设备也可用于该设施的肉类与禽肉加工。
这批拨款是 MPPEP 全国布局在威斯康星州的落地：该计划此前由副总统 J.D. Vance 与农业部长 Brooke L. Rollins 宣布，40 个州共 147 个项目、总额 57,424,130 美元，农业部农村发展署正逐州落实拨付。（来源：美国农业部）
USDA Invests $1.07 Million in Wisconsin Meat Processing: Four Beef Projects Funded
Andrew C. Iverson, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director for Wisconsin, and Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01) announced in Stevens Point on November 2, 2026, that USDA will invest $1.07 million in four Wisconsin meat processing projects through Phase 4 of the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program (MPPEP).
The four recipients are Wilson Farm Meats Inc. in Elkhorn, which will receive $456,129 to reconfigure the rear portion of its existing facility and incorporate new processing equipment; Salcherts Market Inc. in St. Cloud, which will receive $250,000 to purchase equipment to expand production; Lake Geneva Country Meats, which will receive $212,268 to purchase two pieces of packaging equipment, including a more modern clip machine; and Durand Smokehouse LLC in Durand, which will receive $158,250 to purchase equipment to expand production at its plant. The four grants total $1,076,647.
Iverson said small and mid-sized meat processors are essential to the strength of Wisconsin agriculture and rural communities, and that the investments will help processors access new markets, expand local capacity, create jobs, and offer consumers across rural Wisconsin more options.
Steil said Wisconsin agriculture is second to none, and that the investment will increase processing capacity in the state to lower costs for Wisconsin families, calling it great news for Wisconsin family farms, consumers, and the workers who keep the state's agricultural economy strong.
The primary purpose of MPPEP Phase 4 is to support the Wisconsin beef industry by diversifying the meat and poultry supply chain and opening local market opportunities. An applicant's facility must primarily process cattle to be eligible, though funds or equipment may also be used for meat and poultry processing at the facility.
The Wisconsin awards are the state's share of the national MPPEP rollout announced by Vice President J.D. Vance and Agriculture Secretary Brooke L. Rollins, totaling $57,424,130 across 147 awards in 40 states, which USDA Rural Development is now obligating state by state. (Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture)
来源：美国农业部
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图片来源：图：威斯康星州 Marathon County Brighton 一处养牛农场（资料图）。Jeff the quiet 摄，CC0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: A cattle farm in Brighton, Marathon County, Wisconsin (file photo). By Jeff the quiet, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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