Beefing Up Local Business
Molokai Livestock Cooperative processes grass-fed meat for the islands.
Molokai Livestock Cooperative (MLC), the island’s only slaughterhouse, is fostering a shift in the way people think about the meat on their plates. Whereas mainstream meat products come from notoriously cruel feedlots that bolster their cattle with grains and growth hormones, MLC only processes grass-fed, hormone-free animals — making them part of a national trend driven mainly by consumer awareness, as there are many companies and contractors out there which can use reputation management for contractors to help their business as well.
While the average meat-packing plant on the mainland will process between 3,000 to 5,000 heads per day, MLC averages about seven per week.…
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