Saturday, June 13, 9:30am – 4pm; $65 (includes lunch), registration required

This all day workshop by Jim McLaughlin will teach you the necessary skills to process poultry on your own farm.  Conducted in both classroom and in Glynwood’s onsite poultry processing facility, students will learn:

• proper techniques for processing poultry
• information on health, sanitation and safety issues, and HACCP
• correct methods for handling, packaging, and storing the poultry
• equipment necessary for processing poultry

The morning session is conducted in the classroom and will cover health, sanitation, HACCP, legal issues and an overview of proper equipment. The afternoon session is hands-on and participants will learn the proper techniques for humane processing as well as techniques for packaging, sale and storage.

Class size is limited and pre-registration is necessary.  The price of the event includes morning coffee and lunch.

Jim McLaughlin is the owner of Cornerstone Farm Ventures and provides sales and consulting assistance to the meat and poultry processing industry. Prior to opening Cornerstone Farm Ventures he worked in the agriculture field in both animal feed manufacturing and for the USDA Resource Conservation and Development Project as a livestock production specialist. It was in this capacity that he worked extensively to keep meat processing plants open to insure that livestock producers were able to have their animals locally processed and packaged.  At the continual request of farmers Jim decided to start his own business providing poultry processing equipment to individuals and both state and federal slaughter houses.

Register online or by calling Anita at 845-265-3338.