CCE Livestock Program Workteam
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Understanding Cut Sheets
The page linked here from a butcher in VA offers concise descriptions of what’s possible on lambs, pigs, and cattle, along with sample cut sheets.
How to Better Communicate with Your Meat Processor
This webinar covers how to effectively work with your local meat processor, communicate cut instructions, and understand the difference between USDA and custom cutting. View Recording
On-Farm Poultry Processing
This self-paced online course contains details videos on proper food-safe techniques for processing broilers (and turkeys) on-farm under the 1,000-bird exemption.
Guide to Direct Marketing Livestock and Poultry
A guide to the regulations every livestock producer should know, providing details on everything from meat certifications to butchering cuts. It has undergone an extensive review to align with current food safety regulations.