Quick Links:
Small Farms Summit: Key Opportunities to Enhance Small Farm Viability •
Organic
Dairy • Guide to Farming in NY • 2007 Small Farm Resource Guide
Posted January 7th, 2008
Processing and Marketing Poultry in New York Workshop to take place January 14th
The Small Farms Work Team on Livestock Processing Issues invites you to a presentation and discussion by Clarence Davis, Meat and Poultry Inspection Supervisor, Division of Food Safety and Inspection, NY State Dept. of Ag & Markets to learn the latest rules in processing and marketing poultry in New York. The presentation will take place on January 14th at 9:30am and be available via polyconference at Cooperative Extension sites around New York.
If you answer "yes" to any of these questions, the presentation will benefit you: Are you a 5A facility confused about which poultry exemption you should select to fit your marketing needs? Are you an educator trying to help others understand the exemptions? Are you a market manager needing to know the requirements for selling poultry at your market? Are you raising your own birds and confused about the regulations for processing or marketing? Are you looking into building a 5A poultry processing facility and needing information on building design and requirements?
Topics include:
5-A exemptions and what each exemption entails
5-A facility requirements.
The Producer/Grower 20,000 Bird Limit Exemption.
Labeling and tagging requirements.
Poultry exemption survey results.
Multiple licensing at Article 5-A Slaughterhouses.
Requirements for multiple licensing at Article 5-A Slaughterhouses. Application to USDA FSIS for exception to the exemption (to allow processing of other producer's birds)
Revision of the Article 5-A License application.
Confirmed poly-conference sites participating include: CCE Albany County, CCE Orange County, CCE Oneida County, CCE Cortland County, and CCE Allegany County.
There is no cost to attend but each site requests that you contact them in advance so that they can make sure to provide sufficient seating. CCE Albany (Tom Gallagher, 518-765-3500), CCE Allegany (Lynn O'Brien,
585-268-7644 ext. 18), CCE Cortland (Heather Birdsall, 607-753-5077), CCE Oneida (Marty Broccoli, 315-736-3394) and CCE Orange (Audrey Reith, 845-344-1234).
Contact your local Cornell Cooperative Extension office to see if
poly-conferencing is available or plan on attending at one of these confirmed sites.
Sponsored by NYSDAM, the Cornell Small Farms Program, NY Small Farms Work Team on Livestock Processing Issues and Cornell Cooperative Extension
Please note: Due to enormous interest in this topic, DVDs of the entire program will be available shortly after January 14th. To order: Make check out to "Cornell Cooperative Extension" Cost is $10 per DVD Mail to: Cornell Cooperative Extension of Albany County P.O Box 497 Voorheesville, NY 12186-0497 Attention: Lisa Cox
Using the Small Farms Web Site
The purpose of this web site is to provide easy access to information for small-scale farmers and those who work with them. Our focus is New York State; however, most of the information here is relevant throughout the Northeast and in other regions. We welcome your feedback. If you have any suggestions on content or general layout, please fill out our feedback form.
