Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network:
The One-Stop Shop for Meat Processing
Education & Assistance
NMPAN is an university Extension-based community of practice of people and organizations helping small meat processors thrive by growing our shared wealth of information and innovation. We offer tools and technical assistance for small processors and the farmers, marketers, and meat buyers who depend on them. NMPAN is housed at Oregon State University.
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Beginner’s Guide to Local Meat Processing
New to the world of meat processing? Want to learn more about key terminology, what meat processing entails, and a bit about regulations and meat processing economics? Check out our four part series on local meat processing.
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Running Your Facility
Processing best practices, equipment, and keeping the wheels on every day. Also, animal welfare best practices & science so you can provide the best care for your animals and ensure regulatory compliance.
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Classified Ads
Got an exciting job offer? Looking for used equipment? Check out NMPAN's monthly classified ads here!
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Archive of Webinars & Case Studies
Learn from the experts: focused sessions on practical issues and innovations. Profiles of innovative processors.
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Planning a New Facility or Expansion
Tools for planning a small processing business, cost calculation, plant design, and testing your plan’s feasibility.
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Upcoming Webinars!
Click here for upcoming NMPAN webinars! We're always looking to cover the tough topics and share best-practices from real boots-on-the-ground meat industry professionals.
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Regulations & Food Safety
Processing regulations, HACCP, food safety, and microbiology.
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Mobile Slaughter and Processing
All aspects of going mobile: case studies, design and construction, financial models, regulatory considerations, and video.
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Industry Events
Click to See Our List of Upcoming Industry Events! If you'd like to to share yours, email us at zarlingd@oregonstate.edu
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Latest Videos
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NMPAN Guide to Wholesaling Meat – Working with Distributors
NMPAN Guide to Wholesaling Meat – Pricing and Margins
NMPAN Ask Me Anything – Plant Operations, Equipment Selection, Assessing Bottlenecks
NMPAN Ask Me Anything – Access to Capital and Award-Winning Grants w/ Abbe Turner
NMPAN Ask Me Anything: Differentiating Yourself from the Competition w/ Brian Brozovic
NMPAN Ask Me Anything – Organizing your Chart of Accounts w/ Arion Thiboumery
NNPAN Ask Me Anything: Kathryn Quanbeck – Market Channels and How to Price For Them
NMPAN Live Humane Handling Q&A with the Humane Handling Institute
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NMPAN Live: Ask Me Anything – Organizing your Chart of Accounts w/ Arion Thiboumery
Ask Me Anything: Kathryn Quanbeck - Market Channels and How to Price For Them, Intro to Wholesaling
NMPAN Live Humane Handling Q&A with the Humane Handling Institute
NMPAN Live: Optimizing Production Yields for Profit and Efficiency
NMPAN Live: Deregulation for Small and Very Small Meat Processors?
NMPAN Live: Regenerative Brand Strategies for Small Meat Brands
