Michigan Turkey Producers Co-op, Inc.

Michigan Turkey Producers Co-op, Inc. operates at 2140 Chicago Drive SW in Wyoming, Kent County, Michigan, under USDA FSIS establishment numbers M20935 and P20935. The federal record lists meat processing, poultry processing, and poultry slaughter, with poultry as the species slaughtered under inspection. FSIS classifies the plant as small and records a grant of inspection date of 2021-10-15, with a slaughter volume category of 4.0. No custom-exempt activity is reported to FSIS.

The company describes itself as a grower-owned cooperative founded in 1998 by 15 growers seeking a local route to market, with those growers serving on the board. Its website states it opened a new turkey processing plant in 2000 and a cook plant for ready-to-eat production in 2006, when corporate offices moved to that facility. The site describes vertical integration from hatch to harvest, turkey and chicken products for retail, food service, and industrial customers, and private label packing for more than 60 local and national brands. Corporate headquarters are listed at 1100 Hall Street SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, while the Chicago Drive SW address in Wyoming is listed for shipping, receiving, and customer pick-up.

The website emphasizes food safety and humane handling, citing BRC certification to Global Food Safety Initiative standards, open-air barns, and a hands-free loading system. Awards listed include BRC certification in 2009, a 2023 Food Quality Award, a 2023 National Turkey Federation Turpac fundraiser recognition, and status as a USDA grant recipient. Details on retail sales to households, custom processing for outside farms, hours, and pricing are not stated in the sources on file.

The federal record reports no custom-exempt activity, and the sources do not describe custom slaughter or processing of animals brought in by outside farmers. The company presents itself as a grower-owned cooperative founded in 1998 by 15 growers, with member growers on the board, and describes vertical integration from hatch to harvest with farms located an average of under 40 minutes from its processing plants. Farmers interested in cooperative membership, commodity sales, or transportation would need to contact the company directly using the inquiry categories listed on its contact page, which include commodity sales and transportation. Booking practices, minimums, fees, and cut and wrap options are not stated in the sources on file.

Michigan Turkey Producers Co-op, 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 sources describe products sold through retail, food service, and industrial channels rather than a retail counter at the plant. The Wyoming address is listed for shipping, receiving, and customer pick-up. Online ordering, home delivery, halves or bundles, and consumer pricing are not mentioned in the sources on file. Household buyers are most likely to encounter the company's turkey and chicken products in supermarkets and restaurants, including items packed under the Golden Legacy label or under other brands through the private label program.

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.