Brzozowski cited in Press Herald column on locally raised meat

Richard Brzozowski, University of Maine Cooperative Extension food system program administrator, was mentioned in the Portland Press Herald article, “Locally raised Maine meat is not in short supply,” as part of the “Green Plate Special” column. Analysts with the Reinvestment Fund presented findings of a recent study geared toward optimizing the state’s red meat supply chain at the “More Maine Meat Workshop” held during the 76th annual Maine Agricultural Trades Show in Augusta, according to the article. Researchers found the existing meat-processing facilities in Maine can process only a third of the animals that local farmers can raise, the article states. At the workshop, Brzozowski said UMaine Extension would hold a weeklong meat-cutting school in April and would work with existing processors to tailor the curriculum to their needs.