Form S-1 Table of Content& required. and bringing this facility up to full production will continue to require, additional capital expenditures and the efforts and attention of our management and other personnel, which has and will continue to divert resources from our existing business operations. Even if our Heartland facility is brought up to full production according to our current schedule, our Heartland facility may not provide us with all of the operational and financial benefits that we expect to receive. Once our Heartland facility ramps up to full capacity, we expect it will provide us with in-house dry food manufacturing of up to 30 million pounds a month and account for 30-60% of our forecasted dry food production needs over the next several years Our Heartland facility is located in an area susceptible to tornadoes and other adverse weather conditions, and the damage or destruction of such facility due to fire or natural disasters, including tornadoes, power failures or disruptions or equipment breakdown, failure or substandard performance could severely affect our ability to operate it. Our Heartland facility and the manufacturing equipment we use to produce ow products would be difficult or costly to replace or repair and may require substantial lead-time to do so. For example. if we were unable to use our heartland facility, the use of any new facility would need to be approved by various federal and local planning. zoning and health agencies, including the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Missouri Department of Health and the Missouri Department of Agriculture. and registered with the FDA, in addition to passing our internal quality assurance requirements which may take up to 18 months and would result in significant production delays. We also may not be able to find suitable alternatives with contract manufacturers on a timely basis and al a reasonable cost. In addition. we may in the future experience plant shutdowns or periods