Tag: Friesla Meat Processing System
Interested in starting a meat processing business? Whether you’re early in your research, planning to open a new plant, or expanding an existing operation, explore our blog for practical information, real-world guidance, and stories of hardworking Americans who are getting after it.
At Friesla, we’re helping farmers, ranchers, and entrepreneurs build independent meat processing businesses in communities across the country. Explore our resources on starting a meat processing business, the basics of meat processing, USDA inspection requirements, available grants and funding opportunities, and other practical information on building and running a successful operation.
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Posted September 24, 2024
Waste Management Options for Small Meat Processing Facilities
Effective meat processing waste management is a critical part of any small meat processing operation, whether you’re operating a Friesla Mobile or Modular System, a…
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Posted August 30, 2024
Investing in Local Meat Processing: Impact, Opportunity & Income Diversification
Local meat processing has gained attention in recent years partially because of backlogs during COVID, but also because it is recognized as a cornerstone of…
Read More
Posted July 9, 2024
Grass-Finished vs. Grain-Finished: What’s the Beef?
Most beef is sold as either grass-finished or grain-finished—but what does that actually mean? Understanding the differences between grass-finished vs. grain-finished beef starts with how…
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Posted May 8, 2024
Partner Story: Sierra Jepsen, Butcher Solutions
“Before COVID, you could call your local butcher and get a harvest slot the next week. But now you need to call a year in…
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Posted April 25, 2024
Meat Processing Explained: From Harvest to Packaging
The livestock harvest-to-package process can seem a little mysterious: an animal goes in, boxes of meat come out—but what does this look like inside a…
Read More
Posted March 29, 2024
Handling Wastewater in a Small Meat Processing Plant
Meat harvest, fabrication, packaging, and sanitization generates waste byproducts: from bones to blood, heads, hides, inedibles, offal, and wastewater. In another blog post, we covered…
Read More
Posted January 31, 2024
Creating Value-Added Products from Waste in Small Meat Processing Facilities
If you’ve considered starting a local meat processing business, you’ve likely thought, “But what will I do with all of the waste?” Rendering—the process of…
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Posted December 12, 2023
Where Does Beef Come From? Part 2: Processing & Distribution
In Part 1, we went through how beef is raised and finished, but what happens after that? We’re glad you asked, because while we’re deeply…
Read More
Posted December 11, 2023
Where Does Beef Come From? Part 1: Breeding, Raising & Finishing
In the United States, the beef production process starts on farms and ranches across the country. How does that beef get from pasture to plate—or…
Read More
Posted October 2, 2023
Client Story: The Meating Place
The Meating Place is helping bring back the tradition of independent butcher shops that were once staples in communities across America. Consumers had access to…
Read More
Interested in starting a meat processing business? Whether you’re early in your research, planning to open a new plant, or expanding an existing operation, explore our blog for practical information, real-world guidance, and stories of hardworking Americans who are getting after it.
At Friesla, we’re helping farmers, ranchers, and entrepreneurs build independent meat processing businesses in communities across the country. Explore our resources on starting a meat processing business, the basics of meat processing, USDA inspection requirements, available grants and funding opportunities, and other practical information on building and running a successful operation.
Categories
Posted September 24, 2024
Waste Management Options for Small Meat Processing Facilities
Effective meat processing waste management is a critical part of any small meat processing operation, whether you’re operating a Friesla Mobile or Modular System, a…
Posted August 30, 2024
Investing in Local Meat Processing: Impact, Opportunity & Income Diversification
Local meat processing has gained attention in recent years partially because of backlogs during COVID, but also because it is recognized as a cornerstone of…
Posted July 9, 2024
Grass-Finished vs. Grain-Finished: What’s the Beef?
Most beef is sold as either grass-finished or grain-finished—but what does that actually mean? Understanding the differences between grass-finished vs. grain-finished beef starts with how…
Posted May 8, 2024
Partner Story: Sierra Jepsen, Butcher Solutions
“Before COVID, you could call your local butcher and get a harvest slot the next week. But now you need to call a year in…
Posted April 25, 2024
Meat Processing Explained: From Harvest to Packaging
The livestock harvest-to-package process can seem a little mysterious: an animal goes in, boxes of meat come out—but what does this look like inside a…
Posted March 29, 2024
Handling Wastewater in a Small Meat Processing Plant
Meat harvest, fabrication, packaging, and sanitization generates waste byproducts: from bones to blood, heads, hides, inedibles, offal, and wastewater. In another blog post, we covered…
Posted January 31, 2024
Creating Value-Added Products from Waste in Small Meat Processing Facilities
If you’ve considered starting a local meat processing business, you’ve likely thought, “But what will I do with all of the waste?” Rendering—the process of…
Posted December 12, 2023
Where Does Beef Come From? Part 2: Processing & Distribution
In Part 1, we went through how beef is raised and finished, but what happens after that? We’re glad you asked, because while we’re deeply…
Posted December 11, 2023
Where Does Beef Come From? Part 1: Breeding, Raising & Finishing
In the United States, the beef production process starts on farms and ranches across the country. How does that beef get from pasture to plate—or…
Posted October 2, 2023
Client Story: The Meating Place
The Meating Place is helping bring back the tradition of independent butcher shops that were once staples in communities across America. Consumers had access to…