Updated March 2018 In January 2012, this unit transitioned to new ownership. After the original operator decided not to renew his lease, the state of Vermont put the unit up for auction. It was purchased by Tangletown Farm, in Middlesex, VT. The new owners developed an operational plan with the help of the Vermont […]
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<< Back These three short videos show how a USDA-inspected mobile slaughter unit works. Although USDA-FSIS requirements are the same nationwide, some states and localities differ in their regulations, for example, about waste water and offal disposal. Please consult directly with your local authorities. Part I: The Set-Up – the Mobile Unit and the Farm
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To view our meat processing video Part III: From Carcass to Cooler to Cut and Wrap* click here. * (c) Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network 2009 Audio Text In this video, you’ll see how the two mobile slaughter unit butchers clean and prepare a carcass neatly and efficiently. First, they remove the head, saving out
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To view our meat processing video Part II: Stunning, Bleeding, and Moving the Carcass into the Unit* click here. * (c) Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network 2009 Audio Text This video shows the process from stunning and initial bleed-out to moving the carcasses into the unit. Cattle can be stunned in a trailer, as is done
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To view our meat processing video Part I: The Set-up — the Mobile Unit and the Farm Site* click here. * (c) Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network 2009 Audio TextInterview with the farmer: “My name is Bruce Dunlop, I raise pigs and sheep here on this farm. We’ve been making use of having our co-op, which
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The videos listed here explore and explain a variety of meat and poultry processing aspects. Mobile Slaughter Unit Videos These three short videos show how a USDA-inspected mobile slaughter unit works, from the set-up of the unit and farm site, through the slaughter and cleaning process, including waste disposal, and ending with final transfer to
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UPDATE: SEPTEMBER 2012 Poultry farmer Ed Leonardi originally built this mobile poultry processing unit not only to process his own birds but to rent it out to other farmers, to process their birds under their own state license. In 2011, after several years of trying to make it work, he stopped offering services to other
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FSIS Database of Federally Inspected Plants USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service provides a list, in pdf, of federally inspected processing establishments: FSIS Meat, Poultry, and Egg Product Inspection Directory. If you have a current copy of Adobe Acrobat, you can search pdfs for words. So if you are looking for a plant in
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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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The following is the technical classification for worker’s compensation classification codes as written by the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI). Last updated December 2008. All codes are subject to change. Contact your state worker’s compensation bureau for the most up to date information. Code 2089 is not applicable in California and Montana “PACKING HOUSE—ALL
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