28 | SIGNATURE MONTANA
BY SHANNON RUCKMAN | PHOTOGRAPHY PROVIDED
MONTANANS
Photo
by:
Mariah
Heitzman
Consumer demand for beef remains high; local producers are finding ways to meet that demand using local meat markets from USDA-
inspected processing facilities, state-inspected facilities, and meat depots. Licensing each has different levels of complexity but the same
goal of providing a safe product to consumers.
Consumer Demand for Localized Meats Drives
Increase in Meat Market Development
L O V E T H E I R B E E F
