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Primary State Affiliates
Jerry W. Gardner, Bus Dev Mgr
Ag Development & Marketing Division
Oregon Department of Agriculture
Portland, OR
(503) 872-6608
jgardner@oda.state.or.us
Dr. Lauren Gwin
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR
(541) 737 1569
lauren.gwin@oregonstate.edu
Other Contacts in Oregon
Northwest Meat Processors Association
Kathy Moss, President
Russell’s Custom Meats and Deli
Baker City, OR
(541) 575 0720
russellsdeli@centurytel.net
Will Fargo, Food Safety Specialist
Food Safety Division
Oregon Department of Agriculture
wfargo@oda.state.or.us
(503) 232-1014
Resources for Small-Scale Processing in Oregon
A Best Practices Guide to Open-Air Poultry Slaughter
By Lauren Gwin, Oregon State University
By Lauren Gwin, Oregon State University, and Jim Postlewait, Oregon Department of Agriculture
Oregon Processing Studies & Reports
Over the last decade, a number of feasibility studies and reports have addressed a range of processing-related challenges in Oregon. We list them here with links to documents.
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.