Red Meat Processors Survey

The Division of Agriculture is interested in hearing from meat processers who may be interested in expanding their operation to include USDA accreditation, increasing processing, and/or providing a USDA slaughter facility. The Board of Agriculture and Conservation will be discussing how to transition from Mt. McKinley Meat & Sausage from a state owned USDA facility to private sector. Please complete the survey below by May 30th, 2014.

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* 1. Are you a meat processor?

Yes

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* 2. If yes, where is your operation located?

Interior

South-central

Kenai Peninsula

Southeast

Other

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* 3. Are you USDA approved?

Yes

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* 4. If no, are you interested in becoming a USDA approved facility?

Yes

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* 5. If no, why not?

Not interested in expanding

expense outweighs benefit

need capital

other

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Do you process year round?

Yes

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* 7. Do you process only game animals at a certain time of the year?

Yes

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* 8. If yes, during what months?

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* 9. Do you process Alaska Grown products?

Yes

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* 10. What Alaska Grown product do you process?

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* 11. What Alaskan Grown products would you like to have access to that you currently do not?

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* 12. Do you have a market for Alaska Grown product?

Yes

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* 13. If yes, can you meet the demand of the market?

Yes

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* 14. Do you utilize a USDA slaughter facility within the state?

Yes

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* 15. Do you utilize Mt. McKinley Meat and Sausage (MMM&S)?

Yes

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* 16. If yes, for what services? Check all that apply.

purchase of cull animals

purchase of excess animals

slaughter only & need USDA stamp

Other (please specify)

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* 17. What is your primary market? Check all that apply.

direct sales

retail

restaurants

farmers markets

Other (please specify)

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* 18. Would you be interested in owning/operating a USDA slaughter facility?

Yes

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* 19. Would you be interested in utilizing a privately owned USDA approved facility?

Yes

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* 20. Would you be interested in joining a co-op that owned/operated a USDA facility?

Yes

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* 21. Would you be interested in participating in a teleconference/meeting to further discuss the items/issues above?

Yes

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* 1. Are you a meat processor?

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* 2. If yes, where is your operation located?

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* 3. Are you USDA approved?

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* 4. If no, are you interested in becoming a USDA approved facility?

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* 5. If no, why not?

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* 6. Do you process year round?

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* 7. Do you process only game animals at a certain time of the year?

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* 8. If yes, during what months?

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* 9. Do you process Alaska Grown products?

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* 10. What Alaska Grown product do you process?

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* 11. What Alaskan Grown products would you like to have access to that you currently do not?

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* 12. Do you have a market for Alaska Grown product?

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* 13. If yes, can you meet the demand of the market?

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* 14. Do you utilize a USDA slaughter facility within the state?

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* 15. Do you utilize Mt. McKinley Meat and Sausage (MMM&S)?

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* 16. If yes, for what services? Check all that apply.

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* 17. What is your primary market? Check all that apply.

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* 18. Would you be interested in owning/operating a USDA slaughter facility?

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* 19. Would you be interested in utilizing a privately owned USDA approved facility?

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* 20. Would you be interested in joining a co-op that owned/operated a USDA facility?

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* 21. Would you be interested in participating in a teleconference/meeting to further discuss the items/issues above?

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* 22. If interested in participating in a teleconference/meeting how may we contact you?