College's Wolf Pack Meats reopens production facility
New partnership will help ramp up processing capacity and increase retail offerings
Tom Kulas, operations manager (left), and JD Hoagland, consultant, have been working on processes as part of Wolf Pack Meats’ recent production reopening. Photo by Mark Earnest.
Wolf Pack Meats, part of the College’s Experiment Station unit, has resumed its meat processing operations after a four-month hiatus. The team has hit the ground running withplans to increase production to better meet the needs of local ranchers, as well as offer more retail optionsfor the community. During those four months:
- A new boilerwas installed.
- A Request for Proposal went out to find a consultant with whom to partner in order to expand processing capacity. As a result, JD Hoagland, CEO of his own processing plant in Homedale, Idaho, was awarded a two-year contract.
- Hoaglandhired and trained a group of Reno residents, who have already begun harvesting and processing animals.
Ramping up to meet needs
Wolf Pack Meats works closely with local farmers, ranchers and small producers,supporting and strengthening the w88 casino’s family-oriented ranch system.
“We’re beginning again, really looking at every step of the process and re-establishing the best ways to do this,” Wolf Pack Meats Operations ManagerTom Kulassaid. “In the past, we’ve had far more work than we had capacity to do, but now we’ll be able toincrease capacity and provide a higher level of customer service.”
Looking ahead
Shorter- and long-term goals are to:
- Feature more pork and lamb offerings, and expand the retail product line to include jerky and sausages.
- Start a home delivery service, begin online sales and establish a presence at farmers markets.
- Build more partnerships, and foster more opportunities for students to gain experience and w88 casino to take place.
