Primary State Affiliates
Dr. Liz Boyle, Professor and Extension Specialist
Department of Animal Sciences and Industry
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS
(785) 532.1247
lboyle@ksu.edu
Dr. Rebecca Pfannenstiel
Meat & Poultry Program
KS Department of Agriculture
109 SW 9th Street, 3rd Floor
Topeka, KS 66612
(785) 296-3511
Rebecca.Pfannenstiel@kda.ks.gov
Other Contacts in Kansas
Kansas Meat Processors Association
Dr. David E. Schafer, Executive Director
2104 Fox Meadows
Manhattan, KS 66503-2116
(785) 539-7842
kmpa@sbcglobal.net
www.kmpaonline.org
National Contacts
Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network (NMPAN) National Contacts
NMPAN Co-coordinators:
Dr. Arion Thiboumery |
Dr. Lauren Gwin |
Poultry processing questions:
Dr. Anne Fanatico
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC
(828) 262-6813
fanaticoac@appstate.edu
Mobile processing unit questions:
Bruce Dunlop
Island Grown Farmers Co-op
Lopez Island, WA
(360) 468-4620
bruce@lopezislandfarm.com
National Small Meat Processor Trade Associations
American Association of Meat Processors (AAMP)
One Meating Place, Elizabethtown, PA 17022
(877) 877-0168
aamp@aamp.com
www.aamp.com
AAMP works exclusively with small and very small meat processing plants. They often are able to provide detailed regulatory and production advice over the phone.
North American Meat Association (NAMA)
1910 Association Drive, Reston, Virginia 20191
(703) 758-1900
www.meatassociation.com
NAMA works with small and large meat processors.