“Many consumers are interested in purchasing beef directly from the farm, making this a prime opportunity for cattle producers,” said Tiffany Lashmet, J.D., AgriLife Extension agricultural law specialist and professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Amarillo.
“This workshop discusses how to retail beef to a direct-to-consumer market, including navigating legal protections, permitting requirements, labeling considerations and slaughter facility selection.”
This day-long course includes a meat specialist, a lawyer, an economist and a panel of direct beef sales producers as speakers.
Topics and speakers include:
- Beef: From farm to plate and all things in between, Davey Griffin, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension meat specialist and professor, Department of Animal Science, Bryan-College Station.
- Slaughter facility selection, permitting, liability, labeling and marketing claims, Lashmet.
- Live and custom harvest budgets, record keeping, benchmarking and evaluation, David Anderson, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension specialist and professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Bryan-College Station.
- Beef cattle market outlook and risk management tools, Anderson.
- Producer panel, Ron Gill, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension livestock specialist and professor, Department of Animal Science, Stephenville; retired U.S. Army Col. Max Krupp, owner, Halo K Cattle Co.; and Steven Little, Little Cattle Co.
Source : tamu.edu