The upgrades will add energy-saving features and a safety inspection process.

The plant will be the largest Nestle Health Science manufacturing site.

The company plans to complete construction of the beef plant by 2023.

The family has been growing its meat packing business for three generations.

The facility will be partially reopened on Aug. 21.

The new plant will house its Prairie Sky Snacks business.

The findings were taken from a Smithfield Foods facility in South Dakota.

The company had cases in the plant in late July.

The company intends to have the money fully allocated to facilities and towns by the end of 2020.

The transaction leaves producers with few options for processing their animals, detractors say.