JSW Farm Chop Shop, Inc.

JSW Farm Chop Shop, Inc. operates at 126 KY 205 N in Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Kentucky, under USDA FSIS establishment numbers M44151, P44151 and V44151. The federal record lists meat processing, meat slaughter, voluntary meat processing, voluntary meat slaughter and voluntary poultry slaughter. Cattle are the species reported slaughtered under inspection. FSIS classifies the plant as small, with a grant of inspection dated July 14, 2021, and a slaughter volume category of 3.0. No custom-exempt activity is reported, and the plant reports retail-exempt sales.

The company website describes a family-owned operation started by Jonathan Whitt, an agriculture producer who traces the idea back to what his grandfather did in 1954. The site says JSW Farm Chop Shop began by sourcing meat from local producers, then moved into smoked meats and snack sticks. Products are sourced from farms in the Appalachian Region, Central and Western Kentucky, and Southern and Central Ohio. Snack sticks are described as made from beef at the Hazel Green facility, located just off Exit 57 of the Mountain Parkway.

The website lists retail store hours and a contact form, and it has an online account and shop section, though no product listings or prices appear in the fetched shop page. The site also lists past event appearances at Mount Sterling Court Days and a Louisville gift show in 2022. Details on custom slaughter for farmers, cut and wrap options, booking, or bulk beef sales are not stated in the sources on file.

The federal record lists cattle as the species slaughtered under inspection, with meat slaughter and voluntary slaughter activities, including voluntary poultry slaughter. FSIS reports no custom-exempt activity at this establishment, and the slaughter volume category is 3.0. The website does not describe custom processing for farmers, booking procedures, minimums, fees, or cut and wrap options. Producers should contact the plant at (606) 662-4121 to confirm what work is taken, as listed.

JSW Farm Chop Shop, 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.

The website lists a retail store at 126 Kentucky Highway 205 in Hazel Green, and the federal record shows the plant reports retail-exempt sales. The featured product named on the site is beef snack sticks, described as made in the Hazel Green facility. The site includes a shop section with account sign-in and order pages, but the fetched shop page shows no listed items or prices. Delivery, shipping, bulk beef, halves or quarters are not mentioned in the sources.

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.