Montana Premium Processing Cooperative is located in Havre, MT, "the Crown Jewel of the Hi-Line". Proudly serving our members and Montana livestock producers. After our first year of operation, we have processed Montana raised beef that our producers have distributed to Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, and California!
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We've been excited to see many of our producers working with Montana Public and Private Schools to get local Montana raised and processed beef on the menu for our next generations! With our USDA Certification we've been able to process beef that goes to local food banks, group homes, and retirement homes!
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Kesler Martin​
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I am 30 and farm and ranch near the Conrad and Dupuyer area. My wife and I live on our family operation with our two-year-old son. We raise purebred Charolais cattle and also run a couple hundred head of commercial cows to crossbreed for feeder calves. We predominantly raise wheat and barley on the farm ground that we market to local elevators. I graduated from Conrad high school and then went on to Texas Christian University with a degree in ranch management and animal science. While in Texas, I was able to learn a lot about other operations and even able to visit Cargill and JBS packing plants, along with many Kansas feed yards. I feel this has made me a little more well-rounded and worldly to see it all and spend time in other areas of the country. I have dealt with many small USDA plants for custom processing and have got to where my wife and I sell around 70 beef a year locally using a USDA plant to process them. I feel I know a lot about the beef cuts and processing, feeding out beef and dealing with and handling issues that may arise. I know I can serve this board well with the knowledge and the experiences I have already come across in the short time from college til now.
Kesler Martin
(406) 450-4482
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Montana Premium Processing Cooperative would like to welcome our newest board members!!​
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We are grateful to have you join our board and look forward to working together.
Sean Sayers​​​
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As a proud young Montana rancher, MPPC member, and graduate of Montana Tech, I hold a degree in Petroleum Engineering with a minor in Business Management. In addition to my engineering career, I am also an active owner and operator with my dad at Red Flame Ranch in Loma, MT. At the ranch, we focus on raising high-quality Simmental and Sim Angus influenced beef, serving both purebred and commercial operations, along with our growing farm-to-table business. Our farm-to-table program enables us to provide high quality, Montana-grown and raised beef products to customers across the USA. With every cut of meat sold, we strive to uphold the values of Montana’s agricultural heritage and
emphasize its continued importance in today’s modern world.
I am passionate about Montana’s agricultural industry and strongly believe that local processing is key to supporting our farmers and ranchers while ensuring that more Montana-raised products reach tables across the country. Over the past five years, as we’ve expanded our farm-to-table operations, I’ve experienced both the successes and challenges that come with this part of the industry, and I’ve come to understand the
importance of educating people on where their food comes from. Serving on the Montana Premium Processing board would provide me the opportunity to contribute to the growth of our state’s processing infrastructure, helping ranchers navigate today’s challenges, and
securing a prosperous future for the next generation of farmers and ranchers. With a combination of technical and practical experience, I bring a youthful, hands-on perspective, a strong work ethic, and a commitment to excellence at MPPC.
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Sean Sayers
seansayers19@aol.com
(406) 781-1347
And a BIG Thank You to our Founding Directors Eric Bergman and Benjamin Peterson for their years of service on our Board!​
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Your contributions to the Co-op are greatly appreciated!!
Montana Premium Processing Co-op
A USDA Certified Meat Processing Cooperative
As a member-owned cooperative, Montana Premium Processing Co-op (MPPC) is a service based slaughter and processing facility for Montana ag producers. To become a member, the Montana rancher or farmer must show proof they are a producer.
MPPC Membership
Montana Producer Owned
Slaughter and Processing
USDA Certified
Fee Based Service
Producers Retain VALUE of Livestock
MPPC is breaking ground on our Smokehouse!
In order to offer a wider variety of products for our members and customers we are starting construction on a Value-Added room to smoke hams, bacons, jerky, meat sticks, smoked sausage, salami, bologna, etc.! We will provide updates as construction comes to completion, and when we are ready to start scheduling!
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