Today, State Director Kenneth Corn made a public announcement along with U.S. Sen. James Lankford for Southwest Intermediary Finance Team and Rural Enterprises Incorporated, who each received a grant from USDA to allow funding for startup and expansion of independent meat processors across Oklahoma.
In total, $14 million in grants from USDA will be applied toward these two intermediary lenders.
These grants are important because it increases access for consumers, Corn said, and provides more marketplaces for producers in Oklahoma, which reduces cost for producers, resulting in lower costs for consumers in the state.
Below, watch and listen to Kenneth Corn give the Oklahoma USDA Rural Development MPILP Grant Announcement.
