Prestage Farms proposes new pork processing plant in Iowa
North Carolina-based pork and turkey processor Prestage Farms announced the formation of a new company, Prestage Foods of Iowa, LLC and the proposal for a new $240 million pork processing plant.
“We are excited to take the next logical step by building a new high tech pork plant in Mason City, IA,” says Ron Prestage, DVM, on behalf of the Prestage family. “We see this as an opportunity to secure the future of our family business, its employees, and our contract growers, whether they are in the Carolinas, MS, OK, TX, or IA. We have been impressed with the help and support provided by local and state officials, the Iowa Pork Producers Association, NPPC, and the National Pork Board. We have always believed that our family and employees must be engaged in the communities in which we operate and the industry we represent. Having produced market hogs in Iowa for the past dozen years, we believe Mason City is the right place for us to strategically build this new plant.”