(WASHINGTON, D-C June 28, 2023) – U-S Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will travel to Des Moines, Thursday (June 29), where he is expected to announce a major investment by USDA to expand meat and poultry processing capacity in Iowa and across the country. The investment is intended to increase competition, support producer income, strengthen the food supply chain, and create jobs and economic opportunities in rural areas.

Secretary Vilsack will also highlight other efforts under the Biden-Harris Administration to build more, new and better markets and strengthen farm and food businesses. The announcement reflects the goals of the President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to rebuild our economy from the middle-out and the bottom-up and create transformative new economic opportunities for families and businesses.