Increasing meatpacking capacity is top priority for Hartzler, as meat and beef prices rise across Missouri
A west-central Missouri congresswoman who serves on the House Agriculture Committee says we must increase meatpacking capacity. U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-Harrisonville) tells 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Columbia” that meat prices are up 14 percent, while beef and pork prices are up about 15 percent. “That one of the things we need to allow …