Ordering Sausage From Your Hog: Flavors, Batches and Packages
Choose pork sausage flavors, batch sizes and package forms that fit your meals, and rank your preferences before processing begins.
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Turkey Math Before Thanksgiving
Plan turkey processing, finished-weight reservations, customer pickup and safe thawing before you promise Thanksgiving orders.
Read article →Pasture Chicken Production: Work Backward From a Processing Date
Plan a pasture-raised meat chicken flock by working backward from a confirmed processing date.
Read article →Organ Meats, Bones and Fat: What to Request and Use
Know what to request on your cut sheet and how to plan for organs, stock bones, and raw fat before pickup.
Read article →What Does Custom-Exempt Meat Processing Mean in Tennessee?
Understand livestock ownership, who may eat custom-exempt meat, why packages say NOT FOR SALE, and how to plan before processing in Tennessee.
Read article →Getting Your Birds Ready for Processing Day
Confirm your bird count, cutting instructions, feed-removal time, carriers, arrival, and pickup plan before processing day.
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