Dakota Provisions LLC

Dakota Provisions LLC operates a large USDA-inspected poultry plant at 20827 403rd Ave. in Huron, Beadle County, South Dakota. The establishment holds meat, poultry, and egg products numbers M32130, P32130, and V32130, with a grant of inspection date on file of December 27, 2021. FSIS lists its activities as poultry slaughter, poultry processing, meat processing, meat and poultry identification, and export certification. Poultry is the only species reported slaughtered under inspection, and the plant falls in FSIS slaughter volume category 4.0. No custom-exempt activity is reported. The company also does business as Dakota 44, Dakota Deli, and Dakota Provisions.

According to its website, the company was formed in 2004 when 44 independent growers, many from Hutterite colonies, joined together, and the custom-built plant opened in December 2005 with operations beginning in 2006 at a facility described as costing $120 million. The site states the operation now produces over 200 million pounds of product annually with more than 600 associates, and that governance rests with the 44 grower-owners, a 13-member board of directors, and a four-member executive committee. Customers named are foodservice operators, private-label retailers, distributors, and further processors nationwide.

The website describes turkeys sourced from the cooperative's family farms, all located within three hours of the plant, raised on a vegetarian diet of farm-grown grains, never administered antibiotics, and housed uncaged in barns with six consecutive hours of darkness daily. Farms are described as Global Animal Partnership (GAP) certified. Note that the plant reports poultry slaughter to FSIS, while the website also describes beef, ham, chicken, and specialty meat products, consistent with its meat processing activity rather than red meat slaughter. Details on rates, scheduling, and any services for individual livestock owners are not stated in the sources and are not yet on file.

The federal record reports no custom-exempt activity at this establishment, and the website does not describe custom slaughter or processing for outside farmers bringing their own animals. Birds are sourced from the company's own network of 44 grower-owned family farms, described as located within three hours of the plant and GAP certified, with transport in custom-designed crates and a hands-off loading process. Farmers interested in the grower-owner structure or supply arrangements would need to contact the company at (605) 352-1519 or (888) 384-5521, as listed.

Dakota Provisions LLC 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.

The website states that Wyshbone Market has served Dakota Provisions employees and the public since April 2012, stocking fresh sliced turkey, chicken, ham, and beef along with a selection of frozen items in two large coolers and freezers. The site also references bulk sales through local South Dakota retail outlets and online ordering at Dakota44 and Wyshbone Market, with recyclable-ready packaging and biodegradable, compost-ready shipping materials for online orders. Retail hours, prices, and shipping areas are not stated in the sources.

If you are buying a half or quarter animal, the plant is where the animal is processed; the farm sells you the animal. Read how to buy a half cow for the sequence and the math.