WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Sen. Joni Ernst issued the following press release:

U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: Dayton Meat Products of Poweshiek County. Throughout the 119th Congress, Chair Ernst plans to recognize a small business in each of Iowa's 99 counties.

"For 67 years, Dayton Meat Products has been meating the needs of the Malcolm community," said Chair Ernst. "This small business has carved out a trusted name for itself across Iowa, processing more than 700 hogs and 45,000 pounds of game meat each year and earning widespread recognition for its award-winning dried beef, bacon, ham, and jerky."

Founded in 1959 by Lawrence Dayton, Dayton Me...