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Marketing locally-raised meats outside of traditional commodity outlets

• Wednesday, December 7, 2016, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Marketing locally-raised meats outside of traditional commodity outlets
A current slump in commodity prices has many livestock producers searching for more stable and profitable alternatives for selling their animals. Join the Tri-county graziers on Wednesday, December 7^th from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at the Bath Civil Defense Center (SR 54 Bath, NY) to hear about the positive experiences and learning curves of direct marketing by Pennsylvania producers Dave Albert and Ted Barbour (bios below). This event is free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Tri-county graziers, with support from Cornell Cooperative Extension, the Upper Susquehanna Coalition, the Soil and Water Conservation Districts of Steuben, Schuyler and Allegany Counties, and Penn State University Extension. For questions or more information, please contact Brett Chedzoy of Schuyler CCE at: bjc226@cornell.edu, or by phone at: 607-742-3657.
Misty Mountain Farm is in part a family heritage farm to table agricultural enterprise that had its start in 1854 with John Wolfgang Albert coming to America from Germany. Dave and Holly Albert are the sixth generation to manage the homestead property of 200 plus acres and now rent ~ 300 acres of adjoining lands for pasture and row crops. Currently they market ~40,000 lbs of beef, lamb and poultry via two farmers markets and a number of restaurants in the Williamsport, Pa area. Their beef herd consists of commercial type cattle bred to Pharo Cattle Company Black Angus bulls purchased direct since 2011. Their ultimate end goal is to supply customers with a high quality eating experience that is affordable, while calculating their return on a per acre basis.

Barbour Grassfed Beef Farm is operated by Ted Barbour and family near Williamsport, PA. Ted works full-time off farm and does not factor his time into farming cost calculations. They are conception to consumption production using single stream direct marketing of grass-fed freezer beef only. They have minimal equipment, pasture the entire farm (55 acres), and lease nearby pasture (25-110 acres). Calving is in May/June, weaning at Christmas, and direct market the following Thanksgiving. Cows are wintered outside with hay purchased off-farm. This year, Barbour Grassfed Beef processed 22 carcasses to 82 customers.

Location

Bath Civil Defense Building
3 Pulteney Sq East
Bath, NY 14810

Last updated November 29, 2016