This webinar laid out some of the primary considerations for opening a red meat slaughter and processing facility, from infrastructure to regulations and from labor to financing. Presenter Marty Broccoli of Cornell Cooperative Extension in Oneida County has 40 years of experience in the meat packing industry, and provides technical assistance for new plants in NY. Keith Schrader is a long-time beef farmer who owns Schrader Farms Meat Market, a USDA slaughterhouse in Romulus, NY. Both will share key tips and lessons learned, with ample time for Q&A.

Hosted by Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Livestock Program Work Team.

RECORDING AND SLIDES FROM THE WEBINAR:
– Recording.
– Slides.

INFO ON SCHRADER FARMS MEAT MARKET:
– Article on Schrader Farms basic numbers and start-up.
– Recent 7-min video about Schrader Farms.

RENDERING/COMPOSTING
– There were several unanswered questions about composting and rendering offal, so we wanted to include this resource from the Cornell Waste Management Institute: Natural Rendering: Composting Livestock Mortality and Butcher Waste.