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 behalf of the Oregon Sheep Growers Association
• Date: August 2003
• Link to full report

Solving the Local Meat Conundrum: Meat Production and Processing in Oregon and Washington

• Author: Ecotrust
• Date: November 2005
• Link to full report

Animal Byproducts Technology Assessment and Marketing Analysis: Options for Oregon

• Author: Cascade Economics; commissioned by Oregon Solutions Team and the Agricultural Development and Marketing Division of Oregon Department of Agriculture
• Date: September 2007
• Link to full report

Northwest Meat and Livestock Processor and Producer Survey on State Inspection Program

• Authors: Food Innovation Center/Oregon State University and Oregon Department of Agriculture
• Date: February 2009
• Link to full report

Beef Processing in Oregon: Is It for You?

• Author: Jerry Gardner, Oregon Department of Agriculture
• Date: March 2009
• Link to full report

Product Development and Market Research for Beef and Lamb: USDA Inspected Meat Products from Wallowa County

• Author: Northeast Oregon Environmental Development District
• Date: October 2009
• Link to full report