USDA AMS Grants (updated 7.20.2021) Meat & Poultry Inspection Readiness Grants: The Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grant (MPIRG) program assists currently operational meat and poultry slaughter and processing facilities in obtaining a Federal Grant of Inspection under the Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) or the Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA); or to operate as …
There are a limited number of independent USDA-inspected poultry processing plants that will do custom fee-for-service processing for farmers. We will attempt to update this list when we hear of new ones. Below is a map and table of the establishments we have located. Marble City Meats 514 Odena Rd. N, Sylacauga, AL 35150 Alabama …
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Page under construction… If you are selling meat, it has to be inspected (both slaughter & butchering) by either a state inspection program or a USDA Food Safety Inspection Service inspector. We will go into more details about what that means below. If you are selling a live animal to a person or a group …
This page will highlight different state-level grant or loan programs that can be utilized to start new meat processing plants, upgrade existing ones, or fund other niche meat supply chain projects. Some of these are in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and others are longer standing programs designed to incentivize local and regional production, processing, …
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Food Defense Plans: the Basics What is a Food Defense Plan? According to USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), food defense “focuses on protecting the food supply from intentional contamination, with a variety of chemicals, biological agents, or other harmful substances by people who want to do us harm.” A food defense plan (FDP) …
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Understanding Poultry Exemptions
Last updated December 2008. All codes are subject to change. Contact your state worker’s compensation bureau for the most up to date information. Standard NCCI Code Exceptions Please note that these classification codes can be used if, and only if an employee is soley engaged in one of the below activities. For example, employees that …
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Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network Home Primary State Affiliates Dr. Karl Hoppe North Dakota State University Extension Service Carrington, ND (701) 652-2951 ext 111karl.hoppe@ndsu.edu Dr. Robert Maddock Extension Meats Specialist North Dakota State University Fargo, ND (701) 231-8975 Robert.Maddock@ndsu.edu Other Contacts in North Dakota North Dakota Meat Processors Association Eileen C. …
