Beef processing plant still planned, but with hurdles

PRINCE GEORGE – This coming July will be the third anniversary of announcing plans to build a beef processing plant in Northern BC and, if successful, it would be an operation like no other.

“It’s got a really progressive concept,” explains Larry Garrett, President of the Association. “It’s called New Generation Co-op. So the producers would actually own it.”

The BC Cattlemen’s Association says the logistics are still being looked at. 

“We know for a fact, the closer we keep the cattle to the processing plant, the more opportunity there is to cut those costs,” explains Kevin Boon, the Association’s General Manager and the man doing the leg work.