Prestage To Seek Another Iowa Location

Prestage Farms will pursue another location for their pork plant in Iowa after the City Council in Mason City rejected a plan to build a processing plant in that area of the state. Dr. Ron Prestage told Brownfield that the rejection in Mason City would not deter them from finding another location for the plant in Iowa. Prestage said his company was contacted “by several individuals interested in having us look into their towns.” The group Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement led opponents of the plant in Mason City, Iowa. Prestage said they made outrageous claims to create negative perceptions about the plant in Mason City. In his words, “Iowa is not immune to the fact that you’ve got some kooks out there trying to kill the biggest strength this state has (Agriculture)”. Finding a new location will change the timetable for the project, which they hoped to have up and running in 2018.

Source;  NAFB News