DIGNITARIES CARVE UP some beef at a ceremony late last month marking construction of the new meat-processing plant on the Vermont State University campus in Randolph. Wielding sharp knives are, from left, VTSU President Dave Bergh, Meat Facility Director DeMetris Reed Jr. and Vermont Secretary of Agriculture Anson Tebbetts. The state-of-the-art meat-processing facility is due to open in May. Ben DeFlorio Photography/Vermont State University