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Meat Processing for Specialty Producers

By Jim Chen at al.

This interesting information is from Marne Coit, J.D., LL.M., Agricultural Law. Marne serves as Research Fellow at the National Agricultural Law Center, University of Arkansas School of Law.

Consolidation in the meat packing industry as well as the predominance of large industrialized livestock and poultry operations have made it difficult for producers of "niche meat" products such as locally grown, certified organic, grass-fed, antibiotic-free and certified humane to find meat processors for their products. The Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network (NMPAN) is a new, national network which is currently forming. NMPAN's goal is to address some of the challenges facing meat processors. They are in the process of gathering information from people and/or organizations across the country. Their goal is "to strengthen and expand processing capacity, nation-wide, for niche meats," a win-win for specialty producers and interested consumers.

Full post as published by Agricultural Law on April 04, 2008 (boomark / email).