A Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network webinar. Date: July 27, 2023 Duration: 75 minutes Marketing and brand-building techniques are often based in one-size-fits-most strategies and are reductive in scope
This page contains listings for various training opportunities for meat industry members. Here, you’ll find programs and classes on: HACCP Humane Handling Industry Apprenticeship / Certificate Programs Meat Cutting Short
A Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network webinar. Date: August 24, 2023 Duration: 120 minutes Are you interested in learning more about what deregulation could look like in the niche
HACCP and Meat Cutting Courses eHACCP.org is also offering online accredited HACCP courses. Check out their offerings here. HACCP Consulting Group offers virtual basic HACCP courses, including some in Spanish. See their upcoming
Job Postings Retail Meat Cutter – Unique opening in the picturesque San Juan Islands What we’re looking for: An experienced retail meat cutter to join our thriving family-owned grocery
Educational Opportunities and Webinars Online Meat Marketing Webinar Series (Fall 2023) Educational Webinars about Selling Meat Online Recording: Mastering SEO & Google Business for your D2C Meat Company Tuesday,
Last week, NMPAN was fortunate enough to be included both as exhibitors and as presenters at the 2023 Annual AAMP Convention in Charleston, South Carolina. From what I’ve heard, it
A Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network webinar. Date: June 29, 2023 Duration: 75 minutes Join Mara Steinitz, Meat Marketing Specialist at Taste Profit Marketing, to see how email marketing
A Paicines Ranch Learning Center & Cienega Capital webinar. From the Paicines Ranch website: A conversation on the middle of the meat supply chain and what it takes to
A Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network webinar. Date: June 20, 2023 Duration: 60 minutes Are you working to support meat supply chains in your region? Interested in learning from
A Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network webinar. Date: May 30, 2023 Duration: 90 minutes As we all know, small and mid-sized meat processors are running out of options
So You Want to Be a Plant Manager? Advice From the Pros: How do we fill the major gap in trained facility leaders? We create the path. This
Overview Have you thought about selling Halal meat? How about offering Halal slaughter at your plant? Halal certified food is expected to reach nearly $2 trillion in sales by 2024.
USDA Grants Available for Meat Processors (& Producers) (updated 4.20.2023) Grant Tips: First off, all federal grants require you to first register in the System for Award Management (SAM),
There are a limited number of independent USDA-inspected poultry processing plants that will do custom fee-for-service processing for farmers. We will attempt to update this list when we hear of
Page updated 9.1.2022 If you are selling meat, it has to be inspected (both slaughter & butchering) by either a state inspection program or a USDA Food Safety Inspection Service
Updated 5.21.2023 This page will highlight different state-level grant or loan programs that can be utilized to start new meat processing plants, upgrade existing ones, or fund other niche meat
What’s on this page? The right equipment can make a world of difference in a small meat processing facility. On this page we have videos of several processors sharing their favorite
Link to Recording and Presentations This Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network webinar, “The Business of Meat Processing: Planning and Profitability,” took place on June 2, 2011. You can find
Last updated December 2008. All codes are subject to change. Contact your state worker’s compensation bureau for the most up to date information. Standard NCCI Code Exceptions Please note that
Food Defense Plans: the Basics What is a Food Defense Plan? According to USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), food defense “focuses on protecting the food supply from
Southern Puget Sound, 2008 Study title: “Local Meat for Local Meals: An Assessment of Demand for a Mobile Slaughtering Unit in Pierce, King, Kitsap and Thurston Counties, for the
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Livestock Producers Cooperative Association, Odessa, Washington The Livestock Producers Cooperative Association (LPCA) is a multi-species meat processing plant in Odessa, Washington, located near the center of the state. It
Are You Still Doing Business On A Handshake? Get it in Writing to Save Time and Money By Steven A. Kronenberg An excerpt of this article appeared in the
According to the USDA, an animal is considered kosher if it is a ruminant (“chews the cud”) and has split or cloven hooves. For red meat, this means only the
With the expansion of uncured, nitrite/nitrate-free products in the marketplace, there has been some confusion around the regulatory requirements. Uncured (or “nitrite/nitrate-free”) products require the same safe handling instructions* as cured products since
Producer-Processor Communication Local meat and poultry can’t get to market without a processor, but processors are pulled in many directions: producers would like more processing options, the kind of
If you are a meat processor, and you believe your inspector has given you an “NR” or noncompliance record that is unwarranted or an error, you have the right to
Interstate Shipment of State Inspected Meat and Poultry In April 2011, USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced the final rule for the new Interstate Shipment of State
What’s Going On With Validation? UPDATE: USDA hearings on validation In June 2010, USDA held two public meetings on the HACCP Draft Validation Guidance (transcripts can be found on the
Here we offer references to the regulatory requirements around humane handling in connection with slaughter and describe one mobile unit’s experience with a humane slaughter audit. Regulatory Requirements and Guidance
The following studies and reports, listed in order of publication date, look at different challenges related to meat processing in Oregon. Oregon Lamb Processing Feasibility Study Author: NEWCO Northwest, on
Adapted from Volume 3, Number 11 of Small Plant News As a small plant operator, you probably already know that FSIS issues directives to provide official communications and instruction to
Five Financial Assistance Programs that Work Many financial assistance programs at the state and federal levels will not work for small meat processors. If we had a dollar for every
Inyo County, 2009 Study title: “Final Report: Natural Livestock Feasibility Study” Author: Jeff Schahczenski Date of study: February 2009 Group behind study: National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) NCAT
This article is a sub-article of the larger article Mobile Slaughter Unit Costs and Revenues: Projections from Nevada. Excerpted with permission from Curtis, K. R.*, M. Cowee, A. Acosta, W.
Overview Note: This webinar is no longer hosted, but the class materials and resources are still listed below. The 2008 Farm Bill included a provision to allow the interstate sale
Other Loan Guarantee Programs While a guarantee may be necessary under certain circumstances and can sometimes foster better loan terms (related to repayment period or interest rate) depending on the
A Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network webinar Date: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 Duration: one hour Overview: Livestock producer co-ops are often interested in owning and operating their own processing plants. On this webinar,
A Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network webinar Date: March 30, 2016 Duration: one hour Overview: Managing, treating and removing solid waste and wastewater often comes at a significant cost for small-scale meat processing
Introduction Feasibility studies have become a standard way to assess whether a new processing facility is a good idea: does it meet an actual need? Will it have enough
A Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network webinar Date: February 25, 2016 Duration: one hour Overview: Small-scale poultry producers are well aware that finding USDA-inspected processing is a big challenge. Very few
Employee Management at T&E Meats: We frequently hear from small-scale meat processors that finding, training and keeping good help can be a struggle. Joe Cloud, co-owner and manager of T&E
Overview Please Note: This webinar is no longer available in video form, however, the presentation materials remain active. Small and mid-sized meat processors are increasingly being asked by their
A Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network webinar Date: November 18, 2015 Duration: one hour Overview: The Finger Lakes Meat Project is a regional initiative in New York State to grow the freezer trade
What’s on this page? Here you’ll find more information about our Peer-to-Peer Consulting Program (P2P). What it is, how it works and a review of two years of P2P.
A Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network webinar in collaboration with Animal Welfare Approved. Please Note: This webinar is no longer available in video form; however, the presentation materials remain active.
