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What does it take to build a producer-owned beef processing plant from the ground up? On this episode of Sorting Pen, Katie sits down with Trey Wasserburger, owner and operator of TD Angus and co-founder of Sustainable Beef, to discuss the vision behind launching a producer-owned packing plant in Nebraska.

Trey shares how the idea for Sustainable Beef became a reality, the challenges of bringing the project to life, and what the first year of operations has looked like.

Tune in for an inside look at the story behind Sustainable Beef, what it took to get the plant up and running, and how it's operating today.

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• See the ribbon cutting for Sustainable Beef in March 2025

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