Commercial Food Processing
Stephen Ward
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Meat and Poultry Processing Regulations in Oregon: A Short Guide
Farmers and ranchers around Oregon raise and sell livestock and poultry into a variety of local and regional markets. Processing is a necessary but often complex link in the chain connecting farms to end consumers. Here, we explain the basic laws and regulations – federal and state – that apply to meat and poultry processing.
Oregon’s Home Baking Bill: Residential kitchen exemption for baked goods and confectionary items
In 2016, the Oregon Legislature passed a law that allows people to produce certain baked goods and confectionary items in their home kitchens and sell them directly to consumers without having to obtain a food establishment license or undergo an inspection from the Oregon Department of Agriculture....
Oregon's Home Baking Bill: Excepción de cocina residencial para productos de panadería y confitería
En 2016, la legislatura de Oregón aprobó una ley que permite a la gente producir ciertos productos de panadería y confitería en sus cocinas domésticas y venderlos directamente a los consumidores sin tener que obtener una licencia de establecimiento de alimentos o someterse a una inspección del...Latest Resources
NMPAN Turns 10!
The Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network is celebrating its 10th birthday.
Oregon NRCS Environmental Quality Incentives Program
Oregon NRCS Environmental Quality Incentives Program
Eight Tips for Winter Success
At the cutting edge of the local food movement is the challenge of providing fresh, local food even in the middle of winter. Growing in the winter costs more (greenhouses/high tunnels and row covers aren’t cheap), but when best practices are employed, might it still be possible for local growers to compete with out-of-region food producers?Latest News
Idle, uncleaned milk trucks don't compromise the quality of raw milk, OSU study shows
Mar 1, 2018
Raw milk quality isn’t compromised when tanker trucks sit empty and uncleaned for hours between loads, according to new research at Oregon State University.
$2 million barley project gets naked for the good of the grain
Jan 24, 2018
OSU is leading a five-state effort to develop varieties of organic naked barleys
Barley no longer an afterthought in beer flavor
Nov 27, 2017
Researchers found notable differences in the taste of beers malted from barley varieties reputed to have flavor qualities.
