On-Farm Poultry Processing
Business Model
- Economics of On-Farm vs. Inspected Processing: One Small California Farm - UCCE Marin
- Q&A with an On-Farm Poultry Processor - UCCE Marin
- Economic Feasibility Study – Mobile Processing Units for Small Scale Pasture Poultry Farmers
- SARE: Profitable Poultry – Raising Birds on Pasture
- NCAT-ATTRA: Poultry Entrepreneurship Resources
- NCAT-ATTRA: Growing Your Range Poultry Business: An Entrpreneur’s Toolbox
Regulations
- UCCE Marin Workshop: Poultry Processing for Commercial Sale - 8/22/17
- Local, State & Federal Regulations for On-Farm Poultry Processing - UCCE Marin
- CDFA Meat Poultry & Egg Safety Branch: Exempt Poultry Questions from CDFA to USDA
- CDFA Meat Poultry & Egg Safety Branch: Flowchart for Exempt Poultry sales through CSA
- USDA-FSIS Guidance on Exempt Poultry Processing Operations
- USDA-FSIS Presentation on Exempt Mobile Poultry Processing
Food Safety
- New Entry Sustainable Farming Project: Mobile Poultry Processing Unit Farm & Food Safety Guide
- Oregon State Exension: Best Practice Guide to Open Air Poultry Slaughter
- University of Georgia and SARE: Report Assessing the Food & Environmental Safety of Mobile Slaughter Units for Pastured Poultry
- SARE: Teaching Pastured Poultry Producers On-Farm Processing BMP’s for a Safer Product
Best Practices
- On-Farm Composting of Poultry Processing Waste - UCCE Marin
- Wastewater Management from On-Farm Poultry Processing - UCCE Marin
- New Entry Sustainable Farming Project: Building an On-Farm Poultry Processing Facility
- Cornell Small Farms Program: On-Farm Poultry Slaughter Guidelines
- CDFA Meat Poultry & Egg Safety Branch: Best Manufacturing Practices, Poultry Slaughter
- CDFA Meat Poultry & Egg Saety Branch: Good Commercial Practices for Humane Handling of Poultry
- NCAT-ATTRA: Small-Scale Poultry Processing