Tag: meat processing
Hand Hewn Farm finds niche in hog butchering workshops
Hand Hewn Farm's whole hog butchering workshops draw in people from across the country to their small farm and shop in Tuscarawas County.
Meat industry considers mobile units to address processing bottleneck
Limited processing infrastructure is one of the big challenges for the meat industry in Ohio. That’s what some in the food industry are hoping to help address with a U.S. Department of Agriculture Local Foods Promotion Project on mobile meat slaughter in Ohio and central Appalachia.
Hot real estate market does not apply to USDA meat plants
For all the talk about the lack of processing capacity for small farms, one would think that a turnkey USDA plant would be an easy sell. The fact that it’s still sitting on the market is a sign of the industry’s broader issues: the labyrinth of confusing federal regulations, the difficulty in running a customer-facing business and the struggle to keep skilled workers.
Leveling the playing field in the agriculture industry
Alan Guebert explains what needs to be done to level the playing field in the agriculture industry in terms of crops, chemicals, seeds and meat.
Rohr focuses on whole meat supply chain with Honeytown Meats
Logan Rohr, a farmer in Wooster, Ohio, founded Honeytown Meats to make his farm's meat more accessible and keep some of it closer to home through online sales. The Rohr family also recently bought 3-D Meats, a custom processor and retail store in Dalton. Now, they’ve got the whole supply chain pretty much covered — from raising the livestock to sending the meat home with customers.
Adaptations made during pandemic help meat processors avoid shortages
Meat processors learned a lot last year when they were forced to adapt during the pandemic. Those adaptations continue to help them avoid meat shortages.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend
Farm groups have joined voices to call on the USDA, Congress and the Department of Justice to ensure a more financially sustainable situation for cattlemen.
Global meatpackers filet US taxpayers again and again
JBS USA spent the last six months getting out of trouble with customers and the U.S. government. Alan Guebert weighs in on the latest meat-packing scandal.
Mobile slaughter units are rarely more than a pipe dream
Wouldn’t it be great if the slaughterhouse could just come to the farm?
The possibilities of a mobile slaughter unit are often talked about as...
Pennsylvania meatpacking plant remains closed after DEP order
Nicholas Meat shut down after the Pennsylvania DEP ordered it to stop spreading food processing waste from its facility onto snow-covered ground.
