HertaBerkSchwein Farms LLC

HertaBerkSchwein Farms LLC is a USDA-inspected establishment at 13512 Sendcastle Drive in Groveland, Lake County, Florida, listed under establishment number M38532. The FSIS directory records both Meat Slaughter and Meat Processing activities, with hogs as the species slaughtered under inspection. The grant of inspection on file dates to July 30, 2021.

FSIS classes the plant as Very Small and places it in slaughter volume category 1, meaning fewer than 1,000 head per year. The establishment also reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are processed and the packages are marked Not for Sale, and it reports retail-exempt sales.

The website on file, flfarmtoyou.com, is the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services producer directory rather than a page for this establishment, and the fetched text describes only that statewide program. Search results indicate the operation is family owned and operated and describe it as a small family farm raising hogs, with pork and sausage mentioned. Beyond that, details such as hours, booking procedures, cut and wrap terms, and pricing are not yet on file.

The plant reports both slaughter and processing activities to FSIS for hogs, and it reports custom-exempt slaughter, so animals owned by a customer can be processed with packages marked Not for Sale. It is a Very Small establishment in the lowest FSIS slaughter volume category, under 1,000 head per year, so capacity is limited. Booking procedures, lead times, minimums, fees, and cut and wrap options are not stated in the sources on file. Farmers should contact the plant at (352) 207-5139 to confirm species accepted and scheduling, as no such details are published in the material available.

HertaBerkSchwein Farms LLC reports custom-exempt slaughter to FSIS, which means it can process an animal a customer already owns (a whole, half, or share bought before slaughter) and return it in packages marked Not for Sale. Most small farms have one or two plants they book with, and the plant's calendar decides the delivery date.

The establishment reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS, and search results describe it as a family owned and operated farm specializing in raising hogs, with pork and sausage named. Whether there is a retail counter, whether halves or quarters or bundles are sold, and whether delivery or shipping or online ordering is offered are not stated in the sources on file.

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.