Kadejan, Inc.

Kadejan, Inc. operates a small poultry plant at 500 12th St. NE in Glenwood, Minnesota, in Pope County. The establishment holds federal grants under numbers M34145 and P34145, with a grant of inspection date on file of October 14, 2016. FSIS records list its activities as poultry slaughter and poultry processing, with poultry as the only species slaughtered under inspection, and place it in size class Small with a slaughter volume category of 4.0.

According to the company website, Kadejan began in 1989 doing custom processing for area farmers and handling pheasants from a hunting preserve started by Pete Thorfinnson, who sold the birds to restaurants in the Twin Cities area. Requests from chefs for free range hens led to the development of the Kadejan chicken line. The website states a new processing facility was built in 2007, the older plant was converted into a hatchery for the company's growers, and Kadejan Market opened in July 2009 selling the company's chicken along with fresh organic produce, grocery items and other local foods.

The federal record reports no custom-exempt activity at this establishment, while the website describes custom processing only as part of the company's origins in 1989. Farmers seeking custom work should confirm directly. Details beyond the federal record and the company website, including current species accepted, scheduling, fees and cut and wrap options, are not yet on file.

The website states that Kadejan's first season in 1989 consisted of custom processing for area farmers and pheasants from a local hunting preserve, and that the former plant was converted into a hatchery for the company's growers. The federal record reports no custom-exempt activity at this establishment, and no current booking process, minimums, fees or cut and wrap terms are stated in the sources. A grower or farmer would need to contact the plant directly; the website lists Weston Gienger as grant manager at (320) 634-3561 ext. 12.

Kadejan, 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 states that Kadejan Market opened in July 2009 at the Glenwood location and features the company's chicken along with fresh organic produce, grocery items and other local foods. Directory listings also record Kadejan Market at 500 12th St NE, Glenwood. The sources do not state prices, bundle or half and quarter options, delivery, shipping or online ordering.

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.