Friesla Blog
Interested in starting a meat processing business? Explore our blog for industry info and stories of great Americans who are getting it done.
Posted July 20, 2023
Mobile Harvest Units: An Alternative to the Traditional Slaughter Floor
Designing, engineering, permitting, and constructing a new building can be costly and time-consuming. A meat processing plant is no exception. Meat producers may consider building…
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Posted June 16, 2023
Explained: 4 Types of Inspection for Meat Processors
There are many steps to moving a finished animal from pasture or feedlot to steak on a plate. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) regulates…
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Posted June 14, 2023
Q&A Session: USDA Grants & Mobile/Modular Meat Processing Equipment
Two meat processing grant programs are in the spotlight in summer 2023: USDA’s Local Meat Capacity Grant Program (Local MCap) and Indigenous Animals Harvesting and…
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Posted May 15, 2023
HACCP 101: Food Safety & Regulatory Compliance For Meat Processors
When U.S. consumers purchase steaks, ground beef, or a Thanksgiving turkey, they expect it to be safe to eat. Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture…
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Posted April 10, 2023
Client Story: Five Marys
Brian and Mary Heffernan knew that starting a meat processing business would be challenging. “Nothing is easy,” Brian quips. “If it were, everyone would do…
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Posted March 13, 2023
Q&A Session: Mobile Harvest Units & Small Processing Plants
Wondering how to start and operate a Mobile Harvest Unit or small meat processing plant? Learn straight from the source. Hear about the background, operations,…
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Posted February 6, 2023
Client Story: Bear Mountain Beef
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mac and Celsie Sussex—owners of Bear Mountain Beef in Hawk Springs, Wyoming—faced both a problem and an opportunity.…
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Posted January 2, 2023
Why America Needs to Restore Local Meat Processing
In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, American shoppers were faced with empty shelves in grocery store meat departments. Due to tight working conditions…
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Posted April 19, 2020
Client Story: North Cascade Meat Producers Cooperative
A group of Pacific Northwest farmers had a problem. Consumers in their region wanted healthy, pasture-raised meat from farmers they trusted. The farmers nurtured their…
Read More
Interested in starting a meat processing business? Explore our blog for industry info and stories of great Americans who are getting it done.
Posted July 20, 2023
Mobile Harvest Units: An Alternative to the Traditional Slaughter Floor
Designing, engineering, permitting, and constructing a new building can be costly and time-consuming. A meat processing plant is no exception. Meat producers may consider building…
Posted June 16, 2023
Explained: 4 Types of Inspection for Meat Processors
There are many steps to moving a finished animal from pasture or feedlot to steak on a plate. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) regulates…
Posted June 14, 2023
Q&A Session: USDA Grants & Mobile/Modular Meat Processing Equipment
Two meat processing grant programs are in the spotlight in summer 2023: USDA’s Local Meat Capacity Grant Program (Local MCap) and Indigenous Animals Harvesting and…
Posted May 15, 2023
HACCP 101: Food Safety & Regulatory Compliance For Meat Processors
When U.S. consumers purchase steaks, ground beef, or a Thanksgiving turkey, they expect it to be safe to eat. Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture…
Posted April 10, 2023
Client Story: Five Marys
Brian and Mary Heffernan knew that starting a meat processing business would be challenging. “Nothing is easy,” Brian quips. “If it were, everyone would do…
Posted March 13, 2023
Q&A Session: Mobile Harvest Units & Small Processing Plants
Wondering how to start and operate a Mobile Harvest Unit or small meat processing plant? Learn straight from the source. Hear about the background, operations,…
Posted February 6, 2023
Client Story: Bear Mountain Beef
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mac and Celsie Sussex—owners of Bear Mountain Beef in Hawk Springs, Wyoming—faced both a problem and an opportunity.…
Posted January 2, 2023
Why America Needs to Restore Local Meat Processing
In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, American shoppers were faced with empty shelves in grocery store meat departments. Due to tight working conditions…
Posted April 19, 2020
Client Story: North Cascade Meat Producers Cooperative
A group of Pacific Northwest farmers had a problem. Consumers in their region wanted healthy, pasture-raised meat from farmers they trusted. The farmers nurtured their…