WholeStone Farms Cooperative, Inc.

WholeStone Farms Cooperative, Inc. operates a hog slaughter and pork processing plant at 900 South Platte Avenue in Fremont, Dodge County, Nebraska. The establishment holds USDA FSIS establishment numbers M46491 and P46491 for meat slaughter and meat processing, with a grant of inspection date on file of June 7, 2019. FSIS classifies the plant as large, lists hogs as the only species slaughtered under inspection, and places it in slaughter volume category 4.0. No custom-exempt activity is reported to FSIS.

According to the company website, Wholestone Farms is a farmer-owned pork processing facility in Fremont, Nebraska, founded in 2018, owned by 235 Midwest farmer-owners who supply 100 percent of the pork it processes. A local economic development listing states the cooperative was established in 2017 by over 200 producers. The website describes roughly 1,300 team members, a vertically integrated supply chain from farm to kitchen, a sustainability report organized around six pillars including animal welfare and food safety, and export sales reaching customers outside the United States. The FSIS record also lists the trade names Wholestone Farms, Wholestone Prestage, and Wholestone Prestige.

The website is oriented toward company information, careers, farmer-owner supply, and consumer education about pork cuts, selection, cooking, and nutrition. It does not describe a retail store, custom slaughter for outside livestock owners, cut and wrap services for individual farmers, or direct sales of halves and quarters. Details beyond the federal record and these company pages are not yet on file.

The plant reports hog slaughter and meat processing to FSIS and is classified as large, with slaughter volume category 4.0. Its website states that 100 percent of its pork is raised by 235 Midwest farmer-owners of the cooperative, which was described in a local business listing as established by over 200 producers. No custom-exempt activity is reported to FSIS, and the sources do not state booking procedures, minimum head counts, kill fees, or cut and wrap options for non-member livestock owners. Farmers should contact the plant at (402) 753-3200 to ask how animals are sourced and whether outside hogs are accepted.

WholeStone Farms Cooperative, Inc. operates under a federal grant of inspection, so product from this plant can be sold anywhere in the United States, which matters if you sell online or across a state line. FSIS does not list a custom-exempt activity for this plant.