Primary State Affiliates
Dr. Karl Hoppe
North Dakota State University Extension Service
Carrington, ND
(701) 652-2951 ext 111
karl.hoppe@ndsu.edu
Other Contacts in North Dakota
North Dakota Meat Processors Association
Eileen C. Myers, Secretary/Treasurer
Myers Meats & Specialties
2452B 70th Ave. N.W., Parshall, ND 58770-9663
(701) 743-4458
mymespec@restel.net
National Contacts
Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network (NMPAN) National Contacts
NMPAN Co-coordinators:
Rebecca Thistlethwaite, Program Manager |
Dr. Lauren Gwin, Director |
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.