Farm Wisdom: Small-Scale USDA Inspected Meat Processing

Colville, WA is fortunate to have a dedicated USDA cut & wrap facility in Smokey Ridge Meats. Smokey Ridge works closely with Community Agriculture Development Center's (CADC) USDA-inspected Meat Processing Unit (MPU) that serves small-scale producers of beef, pork, lamb and goat. This facility combination makes direct and retail markets accessible to small-scale regional red meat producers.
Brent Olsen of Olsen Farms shares how and why he began using the USDA cut & wrap facility, and how valuable it has been to his business and to the community to have access to a local USDA-inspected MPU run by S&K Processing.

[@OBRfarm]

Way to much red type... where can I find all the rules...

[@Wendy-op3bu]

Ya!

[@jserna852]

Trying to start my operation in NM.

[@entertext5420]

Farmers cant focus on farming when the mostly have to pencil push. Seems like a huge hindrance

[@Wendy-op3bu]

Indeed !

[@larrylyons856]

Anyway i could contact you for information? Larry Lyons

[@Wendy-op3bu]

Rice Wa, Stevens County

[@Wendy-op3bu]

2 yr off grid Tate rd

[@jaredjhale]

I'm not a farmer/rancher, but I'm wondering how they keep costs as low as they said. Even with this video being from 10 years ago, $100 per cow, $50 per sheep or pig, and $4/animal for USDA stamp seems super cheap.
How would a private citizen get access to one of these if they wanted to buy and butcher a cow/pig/sheep for their own family?

[@WSDAgov]

Unfortunately it is only available for commercial businesses.

[@gregjohnson6329]

Awesome. How did you do the kills offsite before? I’m trying to figure how to deal with the smell and offal while near a community b

[@rickolmo9133]

Iuuu