Ozark Mountain Poultry, Inc.

Ozark Mountain Poultry, Inc. operates under establishment number P46091 at 1810 St. Louis Street in Batesville, Independence County, Arkansas. The federal record lists poultry slaughter and poultry processing activities, a grant of inspection date of 2020-01-08, and a large FSIS size class with a slaughter volume category of 5.0, the highest band in the FSIS scale. Poultry is the only species reported slaughtered under inspection. The establishment also appears in the federal record under the alternate business names Forester Farmers Market, George's Farmers Market, George's Inc., OMP Foods, and Ozark Mountain Poultry.

No custom-exempt activity is reported to FSIS, which means the plant is not listed as processing animals for return to their owners. The scale and reported activity profile fit a commercial supply operation rather than a locker plant or retail counter.

A website on file at ozarkmountainpoultryinc.com describes the company as a U.S.-based supplier of frozen chicken products serving wholesalers, distributors, supermarkets, food service companies, food processors, and international importers, with cold-chain transportation, export documentation support, and quality checks before packaging. That site lists a contact address of 750 West Easy Street, Rogers, Arkansas, while the federal record lists the Batesville plant address and the phone number (870) 569-2549. Buyers should note the address difference. A search snippet from georgesinc.com refers to George's, Inc. and Ozark Mountain Poultry, Inc. as fourth generation family employers, and a secondary business listing gives a founding year of 2000 for the Batesville operation. Neither claim appears in the federal record.

The federal record reports no custom-exempt activity at this establishment, and neither the federal record nor the website describes booking slots, drop-off scheduling, minimums, kill fees, or cut and wrap services for individual growers. This is a large-volume poultry slaughter and processing plant reporting the highest FSIS slaughter volume category. Producers seeking custom or small-lot poultry work should confirm directly with the plant at (870) 569-2549, since nothing on file indicates that such work is offered.

Ozark Mountain Poultry, Inc. operates under a federal grant of inspection, so product from this plant can be sold anywhere in the United States, which matters if you sell online or across a state line. FSIS does not list a custom-exempt activity for this plant.

Nothing in the sources describes a retail store, freezer bundles, halves or quarters, farmers market sales, or direct-to-consumer shipping. The website addresses wholesalers, distributors, retailers, food processors, and importers, and offers a product enquiry form rather than online ordering with prices. Household buyers would most likely encounter these products through retail or food service channels rather than by purchasing from the plant.

If you are buying a half or quarter animal, the plant is where the animal is processed; the farm sells you the animal. Read how to buy a half cow for the sequence and the math.