# DemKota rendering permit clears first hurdle, but residents raise concerns about foul odor

> Brown County Planning and Zoning Commission approved DemKota Ranch Beef's conditional use petition to add a rendering facility costing about $18 million. Residents raised concerns about odor, and the plant's operator said the project is needed to stay competitive in tough market conditions.

- Date: 2022-07-01 · published 2022-07-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41059-demkota-rendering-permit-clears-first-hurdle-but-residents-raise-concerns-about
- Commodities: [Meat & Bone Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MBM.md)

## Why it matters

Adding rendering capacity at a cattle plant would increase meat and bone meal and tallow output for feed use. The local permit has little effect on national feed prices.

## Read by commodity

- MBM: neutral

## Sources

- aberdeennews.com: https://www.aberdeennews.com/story/news/local/2022/06/22/demkotas-rendering-facility-expansion-approved-zoning-commission/7648449001/

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