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  Blending Michigan Beans with Local Meat for Institutional Markets

  Published on October 9, 2019

  Blended bean and meat products can be deployed as a strategy to help small and mid-sized regional producers and their processing partners increase sales to local institutional markets.

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  Growing a Local and Regional Meat Industry in Michigan: The Michigan Meat Network as a Case Study of Collective Impact Theory

  Published on June 26, 2019

  This report summarizes the collective impacts of the Michigan Meat Network.

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  Who Was in the Room and How Were They Impacted? The Reach and Value of CRFS Events 2016-2018

  Published on March 21, 2019

  What motivates people to attend CRFS network convenings? How are summits and network meetings impacting participants? This report uses 586 evaluations collected from 2016 to 2018 to begin to answer such questions.

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  Michigan MarketMaker

  Published on December 10, 2018

  MarketMaker connects producers, markets, and food lovers.

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  Michigan Livestock Producer Capacity Assessment Final Report

  Published on April 10, 2018

  The findings of a survey exploring Michigan livestock producers' interest in and capacity to serve demand for local meat products.

• Understanding the Demand for Local Meat in the Grand Rapids region of Michigan

  Published on February 26, 2018

  This report provides an assessment of the Grand Rapids market for local and regional meat. The authors present demographics of the region and the meat processing facilities that are available.

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  Have You Tried Weekly Retail Replenishment?: A Guide for Small Meat Plants

  Published on January 19, 2018

  This resource focuses on improving profitability in small and very small meat plants by managing retail inventory more effectively.

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  A Case for Daily Slaughter in Small Meat Plants

  Published on August 9, 2017

  This brief discusses the merits of daily slaughter to aid small meat plants into increased sales and profitability.

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  Deciding to Process Beef, Hogs, or Deer in Small Meat Plants

  Published on August 9, 2017

  This brief presents simple principles to aid small meat plants in deciding whether and when to process one species over another.

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  Beyond the Numbers, Food Business Decision Making Series: Buying or Leasing a Food Hub Truck

  Published on August 9, 2017

  This guide presents the pros and cons of a food hub buying or leasing a truck for distribution.

• Opportunities and Barriers to Growing Michigan's Local Food System: The Case of Meat Processing

  Published on August 8, 2017

  This paper details some of the challenges that occur within and between the three tiers of the Michigan meat value chain; at the producer, processor and regulatory level and how they impact meat offerings in local food channels.

• Measuring PH and Water Activity in Cured Reduced Oxygen Packaged Snack Sticks

  Published on August 8, 2017

  A comparison of in-house and third party pH and water activity (aw) testing of cured, reduced oxygen packaged meat products was conducted.

• Regulatory Routes to Purchasing Michigan Meat

  Published on July 13, 2017

  This infographic is designed the help both buyers and sellers of meat understand meat processing regulation in Michigan.

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  Developing Michigan Meat Processing, Part 1: Processing and Regulation

  Published on June 29, 2017

  This report presents challenges and opportunities for small meat processors in Michigan, as well as suggestions to increase the volumes of meat that are moved within the Michigan value chain.

• Meat Marketing Series: Inventory Management Through Buffers

  Published on February 20, 2017

  This guide outlines methodology for managing inventory via buffering. It is intended for meat marketers that provide direct delivery to wholesale customers.

• Meat Marketing Series: Selling the Whole Animal and Managing Variability

  Published on June 9, 2016

  Demand for local meat has been growing exponentially for years. Actually building a successful and profitable meat marketing program is easier said than done. Our report outlines a general solution for the problems.

• Michigan Meat Processing Infographic Report

  Published on July 14, 2015

  This infographic report is a visual guide to findings from the 2014 Michigan Meat Processing Capacity Survey.

• Before We Seek Change, is There a Demand for Local Meats?

  Published on February 11, 2015

  This report gives the results of a national literature search that examined the most up-to-date studies of demand for locally produced meats.

• New Ways of Approaching Meat Plant Management

  Published on December 11, 2014

  This business-oriented talk focuses on identifying constraints and new ways to think about managing meat plants.

• Michigan Meat Processing Capacity Assessment Final Report

  Published on September 26, 2014

  This publication details results from a 2014 study of meat processors in Michigan.