Adam Bode, left, CEO of the DemKota beef processing facility in Aberdeen, speaks during a Sioux Falls Downtown Rotary event on Dec. 1, 2025, at the Military Heritage Alliance in Sioux Falls. At right is Ryan Eichler of the South Dakota Cattlemen’s Foundation. (Photo by John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight)
SIOUX FALLS — In 2024, Aberdeen’s DemKota beef processing plant bought cattle from 400 producers.
This year, they bought from 300…