Noah's Ark Processors, LLC

Noah's Ark Processors, LLC, doing business as WR Reserve, operates a federally inspected meat plant at 1009 West M. Street in Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska. The establishment holds FSIS establishment number M27472, with a grant of inspection date on file of July 26, 2021. FSIS lists the plant for both meat slaughter and meat processing and classifies it as a small establishment.

The plant reports cattle as the species slaughtered under inspection, and it reports kosher slaughter. It also reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it processes animals owned by the customer with the resulting packages marked Not for Sale. Its FSIS slaughter volume category is 3.0, indicating a volume above the smallest reporting tier.

No website is on file for this establishment, so details beyond the federal record are limited. Secondary news and economic development items reference an expansion project in Hastings, a change of ownership in 2016 with the business established in the 1980s, and a reported 10 million dollar USDA grant in 2024 tied to Noah's Ark Processors and WR Reserve. Retail hours, pricing, cut and wrap terms, and booking practices are not stated in any source on file.

The federal record lists cattle as the species slaughtered under inspection, and the plant reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals remain the property of the customer and the finished packages are marked Not for Sale. FSIS classifies the establishment as small, with a slaughter volume category of 3.0. Booking procedures, scheduling lead times, minimums, kill fees, hanging weight charges, and cut and wrap options are not stated in any source on file. Farmers should contact the plant at (402) 461-3412 to confirm whether custom work is being scheduled, as listed.

Noah's Ark Processors, LLC reports custom-exempt slaughter to FSIS, which means it can process an animal a customer already owns (a whole, half, or share bought before slaughter) and return it in packages marked Not for Sale. Most small farms have one or two plants they book with, and the plant's calendar decides the delivery date.