LIVINGSTON — Every Wednesday, five students from Joliet High School travel to the Producer Partnership location east of Livingston to learn the fundamentals of meat processing, a trade that has been a Montana staple for hundreds of years.

At a time when meat processors are becoming increasingly scarce, one nonprofit organization is taking a creative approach to inspire the next generation of workers in this essential industry.

Watch the video here: Montana Ag Network: Meat Processing

"There's a shortage of that beef and cattle processing," said Clark Begger, Joliet superintendent.

Producer Partnership, owned by Matt Pierson, has launched what appears to be the first program of its kind in Montana, offering high school students hands-on experience in meat processing through a weekly w

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