Hi-Line Packing going strong after first year of operation

Owner and manager, Jim Dumas, opened Hi-Line Packing in Malta in early January of 2020. Since then, he has been growing the company steadily.

He now has a crew of 10, most of which started out with zero or very little experience, but he says they have come along very well and are starting to pick up speed. His ultimate goal is to have a crew of a minimum of 15.

Right now the company is pushing close to 20 cattle a week through the plant. Dumas said he would like to be closer to 30 cattle per week by the end of the year, as the crew gets faster and with more training. The max capacity of t...