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Next NMPAN webinar: NMPAN webinars are recorded and archived below, by topic. A few selected webinars from other groups are also listed. Click on a webinar’s title for the slides, speaker info, and recording. Topic Areas (click to jump to a topic): Local Meat and Poultry Processing: the Big Picture Regulations and […]
Educational Opportunities and Webinars 2024 May June NMPAN Ask Me Anything: Get Ready to Apply for a Grant with Confidence! Who: Abbe Turner, Grant Writer and Owner of Lucky Penny Farm When: 6/27 @ 9:00 am PST / 12:00 PM EST July NMPAN Ask Me Anything: Quality Control and Training Programs for the Small […]
Webinars and Case Studies Webinars (current/recent) NMPAN webinars are recorded and archived by topic. A few selected webinars from other groups are also listed. Webinar Archives Webinar/Event Archive Niche Meat Processor Case Studies The following case studies offer a detailed look inside a variety of niche-oriented meat processors. Some have photos, design drawings, […]
[…] sustainable meat options. In addition, the American Association of Meat Processors (AAMP) and many state-level meat processor associations have a very strong emphasis on retail butcher shops. Webinars & Case Studies: Microbiology 101 for Small Meat Processors webinar Date: February 1, 2012 Duration: 95 minutes Meat processors increasingly need to understand microbiology concepts and […]
A Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network webinar Learn more about NMPAN: www.nichemeatprocessing.org Webinar Description Mobile poultry processing units (MPPUs) have been around for more than ten years. On this webinar, we learned about five MPPUs on the ground around the country: Kentucky, Montana, Vermont, and two in Massachusetts. Each of our speakers covered […]
Overview Recording Pam Saunders’ slides Arion Thiboumery’s slides Product Costing Spreadsheets Price Indexing Transcription of the webinar recording Overview Please Note: This webinar is no longer available in video form, however, the presentation materials remain active. A processor and a marketer, both specializing in niche meats, walk us through the ins and outs of […]
A Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network webinar Overview Recording Keith DeHaan’s slides Chris Raines’ slides Text of the audio Overview Finding a processor that does what you need, when you need it, can be challenging. Building a new facility to meet that need might seem like a good idea. Sometimes it is, but often […]
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, we heard the story of one co-op, Cattle Producers of Washington, and their journey to build and operate their own plant, the CPoW […]
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 inspected poultry plants do fee-for-service processing, far fewer than for red meat, largely because it is hard to be profitable. David Schafer, owner […]
Cost Analysis: Are You Making Money? A Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network webinar Date: March 19, 2014 Duration: 1 hour All NMPAN webinars are free and open to the public. Overview Many meat processors watch their checkbook balances and hope for the best. Some wade through P&L statements looking for answers and often come up […]
