Barnard Processing

Barnard Processing is a very small USDA-inspected establishment at 527 Depot in Barnard, Missouri, in Nodaway County. It operates under establishment number M47289 with a grant of inspection dated July 13, 2021. The Food Safety and Inspection Service lists the plant for both meat slaughter and meat processing, with cattle and hogs reported as the species slaughtered under inspection.

The plant falls in the smallest FSIS slaughter volume category, under 1,000 head per year. It reports retail-exempt sales, which means product may be sold directly at the establishment, and it reports both halal and kosher slaughter to FSIS. No custom-exempt activity is reported, so the federal record does not show custom slaughter for an owner's personal use.

The only website on file is a Facebook page, and no website text was available for this record. Hours, pricing, booking practices, cut and wrap options, and retail product lists are not yet on file. Secondary directory listings repeat the address and phone number but add no verified detail about services or products.

The federal record lists Barnard Processing for slaughter of cattle and hogs under inspection, in the smallest FSIS volume category of under 1,000 head per year. Because the plant does not report custom-exempt activity, animals slaughtered there would fall under federal inspection rather than a custom-exempt arrangement. Booking lead times, drop-off scheduling, kill day pattern, minimums, hanging weight fees, and cut and wrap charges are not stated in any source on file. Producers should call (660) 652-7892 to confirm what work is being taken and on what terms.

Barnard Processing 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 plant reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS, which indicates some direct sale of product at the establishment, but no source on file describes a retail counter, a price list, bundles, halves and quarters, delivery, shipping, or online ordering. Households interested in buying should contact the plant directly at (660) 652-7892 or check its Facebook page for current offerings.

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.