Hosted by Francisco Najar and Phil Bass

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MeatsPad is a platform dedicated to sharing breakthrough knowledge that is accessible to the meat industry.

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Casings
November 1, 2022
27
 MIN

This week, we fly over to Spain to visit with Tomas Lopez from Viscofan. Tomas is an International Collagen Casing Expert in the global meat industry.  In this episode, Tomas covers the advantages of collagen casings in terms of production, efficiency, and palatability. We wrap up the interview with a general overview on vacuum stuffers and clippers used in the industry to optimize the quality of fresh sausages and its cost-benefit relationship.

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Industry
October 25, 2022
15
 MIN

To provide our listenership authentic and genuine successful real stories happening in the U.S. Meat Industry nowadays, we travel to the heart of the Midwest to discover Hertzog Meat Co. This USDA inspected small meat plant, located in Butler, Missouri, opened in 2021 and is proudly providing high-quality American in the Kansas City area. We sat down with Todd Hertzog, owner of Hertzog Meat Co, to ask him how they entered the meat industry market regionally. Todd gives good insights and recommendations to other fellow beef producers seeking to open a new meat processing plant. He also points out the importance of finding the right support and resourceful team leaders in the current meat market.

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Industry
October 18, 2022
19
 MIN

Continuing with our conversations at AAMP, we sat down with Dr. David Schafer, Professor Emeritus at Kansas State University. Dr. Schafer has been judging cured meat products for more than 50 years.   Meat our host: Dr. David Schafer grew up on a farm in Minnesota and had the privilege of working in the world's first meat laboratory. During his long career he has participated as an official judge in different competitions.  During this interview, Dr. Schafer reveals useful information for meat processors to create high-quality meat products. He also points out some tips to enter products for competition.

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Industry
October 11, 2022
24
 MIN

Today we are honored to welcome Dr. Terry Houser, an Associate Professor at Iowa State University and Smithfield Foods Chair in Meat Science Extension. Dr. Houser highlights the importance of the Weekly National Carlot Meat Report - USDA where meat processors and retail businesses can analyze current and historical meat prices. He also explains the seasonality effect and the current work force dilemma within the meat industry.

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Industry
October 4, 2022
10
 MIN

We continue our conversations with meat scientists during the 83rd AAMP show. On this episode, we share our microphone with M.S. Derek Schroeder, a Kill Floor and Meat Processing Specialist at Ultrasource. Many small and even large meat processing facilities are adapting the use of low pressure systems in ground beef patty forming lines. Derek dives into the advantages when processors utilize vacuum stuffers compared to traditional compressing patty machines.

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About MeatsPad —

MeatsPad, founded by Francisco Najar-Villarreal from Kansas State University (KSU), is a platform dedicated to sharing breakthrough knowledge in a way that is accessible to the meat industry.

About MeatsPad
OUR FOUNDER:

Dr. Francisco Najar

Meat Scientist

Francisco earned his PhD in Meat Science at Kansas State University and also created MeatsPad Spanish to serve the Spanish speaking community in the meat industry.

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