LARGEST ORGANIC BEEF PRODUCER – US
October 1st, 2003
BY PHILIP FINE
AMERICAN organic producer, the Dakota Beef Company, claims that an expansion plan will make it the largest organic beef producer in the US. The company this month (Oct.14) announced the acquisition of a 20,000 square-foot plant, the company's first of three planned processing facilities in South Dakota. Dakota Beef expects to begin limited production next spring. Its first new plant has the capacity to process more than 80 head of cattle a day, delivering approximately 70,000 lbs. of 100 per cent organic beef products daily. "We believe this ...
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