Beef Producer Panel Discussion on Direct Marketing & Meat Inspection

Panel Information: 

Michael Lee
Flying C Ranch
Arkansas Farm Bureau Beef Division Chairman
Email: lmichael74@yahoo.com
Website: https://www.cowsandpecans.com/about-us

Phillip DeSalvo
Big D Ranch
Second Vice President Arkansas Cattlemen's Association
2012 Farm Family of the Year
Email: bigdranch@att.net
Website: https://bigdranch.net/

Dustin Cowell
Cowbell Ranch
Arkansas Farm Bureau Young Farmer and Rancher Chairman
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cowbellranchmj

Local Foods Movement & the Benefits of a State Meat Inspection Program

State Meat Inspection Legislative Action with State Rep. DeAnn Vaught

Overview of Missouri Department of Agriculture's State Meat Inspection Program

Expert Contact Info: 

Dr. Marin DeBauch, DVM, MPH
Missouri Department of Agriculture - Animal Health
Meat and Poultry Inspection Program - Director
(573) 881 – 5759 (cell)
(573) 522 – 1242 (office)
marin.debauch@mda.mo.gov

A Look at the University of Arkansas System of Agriculture Red Meat Abattoir

Contacts for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Red Meat Abattoir, Milo J. Shult Agricultural Research & Extension Center (SAREC):

Michael L. Looper, Ph.D.
Professor and Head, Animal Science
U of A System Division of Agriculture
Fayetteville, AR 72701
(479) 575-3745

John A. Marcy, Ph.D.
Professor and Poultry Processing Extension Specialist
Poultry Science Graduate Program Coordinator
U of A System Division of Agriculture
O-203 POSC, John W. Tyson Building

Janeal Yancey, Ph.D.
Department of Animal – Meat Science
U of A System Division of Agriculture 

Kelly Vierck, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor – Meat Science
Department of Animal Science
U of A System Division of Agriculture

Tim Johnson
Manager, U of A System Division of Agriculture Red Meat Abattoir
(479) 575-2145