Venue: Conference & Training Centre, Teagasc Food Research Centre, Ashtown, Dublin 15
Fee: €350 or €280 where eligible for Rural Skillnet Funding
The Teagasc Food Research Centre, Ashtown, in association with the Rural Food Skillnet offers a 2-day workshop, demonstrating the butchering of a side of beef, lamb and pig into retail cuts.
Who Should Attend?
The workshop will be useful for individuals who are already selling or considering processing and / or selling meat from their own herd.
Course Content
The 2-day training workshop covers the following topics:
- Demonstration of the boning of beef, pork and lamb carcases.
- Discussion on the different retail cuts of meat and their potential uses.
- Introduction to the types of packaging used and the meat labelling regulations
- Overview of the legal implications of setting up a meat processing unit.
Programme Day 1
| 9.00 | Registration & refreshment |
| 9.15 | Introduction |
| 9.30 | Practical Demonstration - Beef Butchering of a side of beef & presentation of meat cuts Discussion on the possible uses of each meat cut |
| 1.00 | Lunch |
| 2.00 | Packaging & labelling of fresh meat & meat products |
| 3.30 | Practical Demonstration – minced beef & beef burgers< |
| 4.30 | End |
Programme Day 2
| 9.00 | Practical Demonstration – Lamb & Pork Butchering of a lamb & pig carcass & presentation of meat cuts Discussions on the possible uses of each meat cut |
| 12.30 | Introduction to costing’s workshop |
| 1.30 | Lunch |
| 2.15 | Legal implications of setting up a meat processing unit workshop |
| 3.15 | The practicalities of setting up & running a medium sized meat slaughter & processing unit from an owner’s perspective |
| 4.15 | End |
The order of events may change slightly depending on the needs of the delegates
Fee
€350 or reduced fee of €280 for those eligible for funding by The Rural Food Skillnet. Cheques should be made payable to the Rural Food Company Training Networks Ltd.
Booking Information
To book a place on this workshop please follow the link:
http://interactive.teagasc.ie/Open/TrainingBooking
Alternatively contact the course administrator
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