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Harvest Moon Society
Local food initiative in southwestern Manitoba, comprised of ten farm families and two family-owned meat-shops who sell from their farms both wholesale and via a box program.
Successfully Direct Marketing Grass-Based Meat
Powerpoint presentation summarizing lessons learned at three Iowa farms raising grass-based meat. Prepared by Practical Farmers of Iowa with support from Food Alliance Midwest and funded by the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture. Nov 2005 (42 slides)
Survival of the Fittest: Pastoralism and climate change in East Africa
Oxfam briefing paper on the effects of climate change on pastoral peoples in East Africa, 2008 (47 pages).
Cheap Meat: An Accident Waiting to Happen
One-page article by Jo Robinson outlining how melamine has found its way into American hogs and chickens.
Producing Livestock for Meat in British Columbia: Regulations and Resources
Trifold brochure created by the BC Food Processors Association, Jan 2009. Summarizes new BC Meat Inspection Regulatory requirements and resources available from the MIES. Includes key government contacts for questions on standards, waste handling and disposal, and enforcement.
BC Meat Industry Enhancement Strategy (MIES)
Site contains various resources of value to meat producers and processors, including information on the new meat inspection regulations, the transition assistance program for farmers, and guides for those wishing to build or upgrade a slaughter facility for provincial licensing. Planning tools include a self-assessment guide, development guide and business templates for stationary and mobile slaughter facilities. Available for Red Meat and Poultry establishments. Downloadable spreadsheets also available.
Created by the BC Food Processors Association.
Parameters for Mobile Meat Processing Sites
Short document outlining the rationale and issues raised by mobile meat processing facilities. Prepared by the BC Food Processors Association, Feb 2006 (3 pages).
Meat Transition Assistance Program
Terms of reference. BC Food Processors Association and BC Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Fisheries, 2004
BC Meat Industry Enhancement Strategy: Community Livestock Producers' Calendar
Outlines what’s going on during the year for those who raise and process livestock for meat in BC. Produced by the BC Food Processors Association and BC Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Fisheries, 2004.
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