This page was developed with input from experienced producers, processors, and regulators. Consumer interest in raw, local and/or organic diets for their pets has increased greatly in recent years. With Americans spending over $60 billion on their pets annually, many meat processors are looking for ways to access the growing pet food market. While customers […]
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Meat processors, like most businesses, work hard to cut costs, hoping to improve their bottom line. But while cost cutting can sometimes improve profits, too often it doesn’t get us very far. So what can? Research with small plants in Iowa indicates that increasing throughput — sales less raw materials — is almost three times
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Increase Your Retail Sales with More Frequent Delivery Nick McCann, Iowa State University Extension Nick McCann is an Agricultural Business Specialist with Iowa State University Cooperative Extension. He works with small meat plants in Iowa, helping them improve their bottom lines by identifying useful and practical changes they can make in their processes and
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Mobile Slaughter Units: Reports from the Field and Future Directions A Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network webinar Date: September 10, 2013 Duration: 90 minutes Overview Inspected mobile slaughter units for beef, bison, and other red meat species have been operating for more than a decade. How are they working out? What have we learned? And how
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Poultry processing regulations can be confusing, especially for small operations. Here we walk you through the federal law and small-scale exemptions and state-level laws and regulations. Table of Contents Federal Law and Exemptions NMPAN Webinars about the Poultry Processing Exemptions Poultry Processing Regulations by State Other Resources Federal Law and Exemptions The Law The federal
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These companies have designed and built MSUs, from bare bones rigs to complete, fully-equipped systems. Inclusion in this list does not imply endorsement. www.mobileslaughter.com Mobile slaughter unit pioneer and NMPAN Advisory Board member Bruce Dunlop shares photos, specifications, and equipment needs for mobile units. Friesla Friesla, located in Everson, Washington, builds both modular and mobile
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Overview In many parts of the country, disposal of offal and butcher waste is becoming increasingly difficult and expensive, as renderers close down or raise their prices. Composting this waste has been demonstrated as a viable, safe alternative. In this webinar, an expert in butcher waste composting will explain how it’s done, and a small
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Updated 4.29.2022 There are a very limited number of hands-on vocational whole-animal meat cutting programs in the US and Canada that offer short courses and certificate programs. All of these programs listed below accept adult students except for the Buckeye Career Center program, which is for high school students. Most teach only the butchering and
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<< Back What’s on this page? Meat processing rules and regulations are complex but not impossible to understand. In the words of one of our favorite processors, Will Harris of White Oak Pastures, “you gotta keep the meat cool, clean and covered.” Maintaining proper temperatures, good sanitation, and protection from foreign elements (indoors and
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