These companies have designed and built MSUs, from bare bones rigs to complete, fully-equipped systems. Inclusion in this list does not imply endorsement. Friesla Friesla, located in Everson, Washington, builds both modular and mobile slaughter, cut & wrap units, and cooler/freezer units. They also occasionally sell used equipment on their site. They help walk you […]
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<< Back All of these case studies include photos, and some include actual unit designs. Island Grown Farmers Cooperative The IGFC unit was the first USDA-inspected mobile slaughter unit in the U.S., in the San Juan Islands of Washington State. Kentucky Mobile Poultry Processing Unit The University of Kentucky makes their mobile poultry processing
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<< Back What’s on this page? Want to know what it costs to run a mobile slaughter unit (MSU)? That will vary from place to place, but these resources will help you figure out what your operating costs might be if you decide to go mobile. MSU Business Plan from Oregon Rusted Gate Farm, a
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Overview Note: This webinar video is no longer available, but the other resources and materials are all listed below. On May 24, 2010 USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service issued a draft “Mobile Slaughter Unit Compliance Guide.” The guide was written for owners and managers of a new or existing red meat or poultry MSU
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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 how
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Contents 1 Overview 2 eXtension Page Explaining Poultry Processing Exemptions 3 Dr. David Zeitz’s Presentation Slides 4 Donald Delozier’s Presentation Slides 5 Using an Exempt Facility to Process Poultry from more than one Producer Overview Please Note: This webinar is no longer available in video form, however, the presentation materials remain active. We first covered
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Mobile Slaughter Units: Reports from the Field and Future Directions Date: September 10, 2013 Duration: 90 minutes Inspected mobile slaughter units for beef, bison, and other red meat species have been operating for more than a decade. How are they working out? What have we learned? And how might the next generation of MSUs be
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<< Back USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, as part of its assistance and outreach to small and very small plants, offers several resources for MSU operators, to help with regulatory compliance. Considerations Unique to Mobile Red Meat Slaughter Building and operating a USDA-inspected mobile slaughter unit can require creative approaches to regulatory compliance,
How To Use the USDA FSIS Website This page overviews resources available on the USDA-FSIS Small & Very Small Plants Web Page. In addition to those explained here, other resources exist, such as Resources to assist with compliance askFSIS Export/import information Indexes for FSIS Directives, Notices and Guidelines. This is an incredibly helpful tool for
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