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Meat Processing Directory (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat)

USDA FSIS Meat, Poultry and Egg Product Inspection Directory

Author(s): USDA FSIS

Material(s):
Website Link |

Program Area(s): Value-Added Meat Processing (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat), Value-Added Meat Sales (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat) | Topic(s): Meat Processing Directory (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat)

Meat Processing Directory (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat)

Listing of USDA-Inspected Livestock Processing Facilities in Tennessee

Author(s): Megan Bruch Leffew

Material(s):
Website Link |

Program Area(s): Value-Added Meat Processing (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat), Value-Added Meat Sales (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat) | Topic(s): Meat Processing Directory (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat)

Meat Processing Directory (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat)

Tennessee Department of Agriculture Licensed Custom Slaughter Operations (Map and Listing)

Author(s):

Description: The Tennessee Department of Agriculture provides a map and listing of Custom Slaughter Operations permitted through their Consumer and Read More… Industry Services Division.

Material(s):
Website Link |

Program Area(s): Value-Added Meat Processing (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat), Value-Added Meat Sales (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat) | Topic(s): Meat Processing Directory (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat)

Business Planning

How Much Meat to Expect From a Beef Carcass

Author(s): Rob Holland Dwight Loveday

Material(s):
PB |

Program Area(s): Value-Added Meat Sales (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat) | Topic(s): Business Planning

Business Management

Improving Communications With Your Beef Processor

Author(s): Rob Holland Dwight Loveday

Material(s):
PB |

Program Area(s): Value-Added Meat Sales (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat) | Topic(s): Business Management

Budgeting/Costs

Budget Considerations for Various Herd Sizes of Meat Goat Enterprises in Tennessee (PB1793)

Author(s): John Campbell An Peischel

Material(s):
PB |

Program Area(s): Value-Added Meat Sales (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat) | Topic(s): Budgeting/Costs

Budgeting/Costs

Budget Worksheets for Meat Goat Enterprises

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Material(s):
Other |

Program Area(s): Value-Added Meat Sales (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat) | Topic(s): Budgeting/Costs

Regulations – Meat (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat)

A General Guide to Marketing Live Animals for Custom-Exempt Harvesting and Processing

Author(s): Rob Holland Megan Bruch Leffew

Material(s):
PB |

Program Area(s): Value-Added Meat Sales (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat) | Topic(s): Regulations – Meat (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat)

Regulations – Meat (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat)

Basic Regulatory Considerations for Retail and Non-retail Meat Sales in Tennessee

Author(s): Rob Holland Megan Bruch Leffew

Material(s):
PB |

Program Area(s): Value-Added Meat Sales (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat) | Topic(s): Regulations – Meat (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat)

Regulations – Meat (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat)

Labeling Meat from Livestock and Poultry: Guidance for Direct Farm Marketers

Author(s): Megan Bruch Leffew

Description: Producers interested in marketing meat from livestock and poultry must comply with federal and state label regulations. Regulations Read More… require a minimum set of label components. Some producers want to highlight special characteristics of their products in order to differentiate their products from the competition. This publication provides information to help value-added meat producers understand federal and Tennessee-specific labeling regulations and navigate label approval processes.

Material(s):
PB |

Program Area(s): Value-Added Meat Processing (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat), Value-Added Meat Sales (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat), Value-Added Poultry | Topic(s): Regulations – Meat (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat)

Regulations – Meat (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat)

Retail Meat Sales in Tennessee: Basic Weights and Measures Regulations

Author(s): Megan Bruch Leffew

Material(s):
D |

Program Area(s): Value-Added Meat Sales (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat) | Topic(s): Regulations – Meat (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat)

Regulations – Meat (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat)

Understanding Beef Checkoff and State Beef Promotion Assessments

Author(s): Hal Pepper Valerie Bass

Material(s):
SP |

Program Area(s): Value-Added Meat Sales (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat) | Topic(s): Regulations – Meat (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat)

Regulations – Meat (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat)

Meat Sales from Other Business Locations: Implications for Farm-Based Retail Meat Permit Holders and Retail Food Store Permit Holders

Author(s): Rob Holland Chuck Grigsby

Material(s):
CPA Info Sheet |

Program Area(s): Value-Added Meat Sales (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat) | Topic(s): Regulations – Meat (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat)

Regulations – Meat (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat)

FSIS Labeling Guideline on Documentation Needed to Substantiate Raising Claims for Label Submissions

Author(s): USDA FSIS

Material(s):
Other PDF |

Program Area(s): Value-Added Meat Sales (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat) | Topic(s): Regulations – Meat (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat)

Regulations – Meat (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat)

Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network (NMPAN)

Author(s): NMPAN

Material(s):
Website Link |

Program Area(s): Value-Added Meat Processing (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat), Value-Added Meat Sales (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat) | Topic(s): Regulations – Meat (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat)

Regulations – Meat (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat)

FSIS Guideline to Assist with the Donation of Eligible Meat & Poultry Products to Non-Profit Organizations

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Description: This guideline provides information to meat and poultry establishments who are interested in donating products to non-profit Read More… organizations.

Material(s):
Other PDF |

Program Area(s): Value-Added Meat Sales (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat) | Topic(s): Regulations – Meat (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat)

Regulations – Meat (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat)

FSIS Guideline for Label Approval

Author(s): USDA FSIS

Description: This guideline is designed to help establishments determine whether their labels must be submitted to FSIS Labeling and Program Read More… Delivery Staff (LPDS) for approval.

Material(s):
Website Link |

Program Area(s): Value-Added Meat Processing (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat), Value-Added Meat Sales (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat) | Topic(s): Regulations – Meat (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat)

Meat Processing Regulations (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat)

General Overview of the History, Regulations and Inspection Information for Direct Meat Marketing in Tennessee (PB1819) 

Author(s): Rob Holland Megan Bruch Leffew

Material(s):
PB |

Program Area(s): Value-Added Meat Processing (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat), Value-Added Meat Sales (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat) | Topic(s): Meat Processing Regulations (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat)

Meat Processing Regulations (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat)

A Guide to Federal Food Labeling Requirements for Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products

Author(s): USDA FSIS

Material(s):
Website Link |

Program Area(s): Value-Added Meat Processing (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat), Value-Added Meat Sales (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat), Value-Added Poultry | Topic(s): Meat Processing Regulations (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat)

Marketing – Product

Understanding Yield Grades and Quality Grades for Value-Added Beef Producers and Marketers

Author(s): Rob Holland Dwight Loveday

Material(s):
SP |

Program Area(s): Value-Added Meat Processing (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat), Value-Added Meat Sales (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat) | Topic(s): Marketing – Product

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