Business Plan for Small Inspected Meat Plant
Business Plan for a New Small USDA Inspected Meat Processing Plant to Serve Local Livestock Producers May 2011. Prepared by Keith DeHaan, Food and Livestock Planning,
Business Plan for a New Small USDA Inspected Meat Processing Plant to Serve Local Livestock Producers May 2011. Prepared by Keith DeHaan, Food and Livestock Planning,
Business Plan for a Producer-Owned Meat Marketing Company April 2011. Prepared by Keith DeHaan, Food and Livestock Planning, and funded by USDA Rural Development, for
What’s Here? Every business needs a plan, and a good model can help you write yours. In this set of pages, you’ll find business plans
The “lip” which is on or off is an extra piece of muscle. Typically, “lip on” is cheaper by the pound, because it hasn’t been
A custom slaughter facility is a slaughter facility that does not have a state or federal inspector on duty, which means that the meats from
Yes, many farmers sell meats directly off their farm. These meats are still required to be processed in a state– or federally-inspected facility and must
Yes, you may sell meats at a farmers market, if the market rules allow it. Tell the Market Manager you want to start selling meats,
Most farmers transport their frozen meats in chest coolers. Again alternative refrigeration such as ice packs, etc. are highly recommended. The chest coolers must be
You can ship or mail meats out of the state if your meats are processed in a federally-inspected plant. You cannot ship or mail meats
Yes, legally speaking, “natural” on a meat label only refers to how the meat is processed, not to how the animal was raised. However, some