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<blockquote data-quote="Bez" data-source="post: 45373" data-attributes="member: 412"><p>No need to keep this quiet - it's on the up and up. Maybe others will find the info useful. We do not sell individual pieces of meat - we sell it by the 1/2 or whole - no other size - otherwise it becomes too much of a hassle. When we get two orders - enough to kill one animal - off it goes. So far the one that brings the biggest interest has been in the grass finished product - who am I to argue - we have both available - customer gets what he wants - period. We need his money badly.</p><p></p><p>I am not getting around the inspection. The abbatoir has inspectors come in and do their thing.</p><p></p><p>Steer is taken into chute - shot - skinned, etc - hung up - cooled and inspected by provincial or federal guys / gals who come through a couple of times a week.</p><p></p><p>Butcher in the plant cuts it to customer specs.</p><p></p><p>Side benefit of this is we actually get to see the carcass - and we get them graded - allowing us to improve our final product through better breeding.</p><p></p><p>Customers pick up the meat after they pay us.</p><p></p><p>Job done.</p><p></p><p>I think you should make some calls and see if there is a plant near you that has inspectors come in - if I am correct, almost all - if not all - are now required to have inspectors come in.</p><p></p><p>When we lived in Fairview we used to take a couple to the plant just outside Grand Prairie - can't remember the name but it was across from the Case dealership and near the sale barn on the north end of town as I recall. They had the same type of operational set up. They were good operators and did a bang up job.</p><p></p><p>There we only sold a couple of steers to local friends and neighbours. That's where wife got the idea. One ad in the local paper here received several responses. Then we moved onto the city - more readers and of course less competition from our farm friends here. So, now we have to decide what to do for next year - continue and grow, or use this as "just for now". We will see.</p><p></p><p>On a side note, priced out a prime rib roast at "Farm Boy" last week - $22.00 per pound. </p><p></p><p>Anyway - never hurts to give it a try - you have nothing to lose and perhaps a few bucks to gain.</p><p></p><p>Regards</p><p></p><p>Bez</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bez, post: 45373, member: 412"] No need to keep this quiet - it's on the up and up. Maybe others will find the info useful. We do not sell individual pieces of meat - we sell it by the 1/2 or whole - no other size - otherwise it becomes too much of a hassle. When we get two orders - enough to kill one animal - off it goes. So far the one that brings the biggest interest has been in the grass finished product - who am I to argue - we have both available - customer gets what he wants - period. We need his money badly. I am not getting around the inspection. The abbatoir has inspectors come in and do their thing. Steer is taken into chute - shot - skinned, etc - hung up - cooled and inspected by provincial or federal guys / gals who come through a couple of times a week. Butcher in the plant cuts it to customer specs. Side benefit of this is we actually get to see the carcass - and we get them graded - allowing us to improve our final product through better breeding. Customers pick up the meat after they pay us. Job done. I think you should make some calls and see if there is a plant near you that has inspectors come in - if I am correct, almost all - if not all - are now required to have inspectors come in. When we lived in Fairview we used to take a couple to the plant just outside Grand Prairie - can't remember the name but it was across from the Case dealership and near the sale barn on the north end of town as I recall. They had the same type of operational set up. They were good operators and did a bang up job. There we only sold a couple of steers to local friends and neighbours. That's where wife got the idea. One ad in the local paper here received several responses. Then we moved onto the city - more readers and of course less competition from our farm friends here. So, now we have to decide what to do for next year - continue and grow, or use this as "just for now". We will see. On a side note, priced out a prime rib roast at "Farm Boy" last week - $22.00 per pound. Anyway - never hurts to give it a try - you have nothing to lose and perhaps a few bucks to gain. Regards Bez [/QUOTE]
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