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NMPAN Research: Local Meats Processing

Local Meat and Poultry Processing: The Importance of Business Commitments for Long-Term Viability

by Lauren Gwin, Arion Thiboumery, and Richard Stillman

Economic Research Report No. (ERR-150) 50 pp, June 2013

Consumer demand for local food, including local meat and poultry, has risen in recent years. To sell meat, farmers need access to appropriately scaled processing facilities with the skills, inspection status, and reliability to prepare these products safely, legally, and to customer specifications. This report explores this multi-faceted problem and identifies fundamental causes

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From Convenience to Commitment: Securing the Long-Term Viability of Local Meat and Poultry Processing by Lauren Gwin, Arion Thiboumery

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Successes and Innovations (Webinar 04182013) Source: Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network

Mobile Slaughter Unit Video

Ventucci Farm Open House

2010 - MMPU at Venetucci Farm Slideshow
2011 - MMPU at Venetucci Farm Slideshow
Inside Ranch Foods Direct's Mobile Meat Processing Unit, by Matthew Schniper on Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 3:06 PM
Slideshow posted by Matthew Schniper on Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 3:06 PM
Dozens gather for mobile animal slaughter, by Warren Epstein on Fri, Nov 12, 2010 2010 2:03 PM

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Multiple Species Processing

Cows
Goats
Pigs
Poultry

All facilities meet USDA standards

MMPU Concepts (PDF)

The SOIL Initiative – 'Saving Our Independent Livelihoods'
Modular Cut and Wrap Facility
Cattle Handling and Docking Station Schematic

MMPU Technical and Business Feasibility (PDF)

Report Multi-Location Abattoir Field Study
Report Multi-Location Abattoir Final Report Bison
Multi-Location Abattoir Project Report Final

Project Funded by: Innovation Program, Alberta Applied Science and Technology, Advancing Canadian Agriculture and Agri Food Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, and Olds College, AB

Additional Resources / News

In rural areas, an opportunity to innovate
Noel Black of KRCC in Colorado Springs covers the Mobile Meat Processin project.
Roving slaughter trailers blaze new path for meat processing
On the road with a slaughterhouse trailer
USDA more processing needed to fill in gaps
Renewable Harvest - Mobile Meat Processing Project
Mobile Slaughter
Mobile Slaughter Processing Units
Coast Grown Mobile Unit
Keeping Beef Local, by Sadie Babits

Other Units

Circle C Farm, FL

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