East Conway Beef and Pork Processing

East Conway Beef and Pork Processing operates at 3097 East Conway Road in East Conway, New Hampshire, in Carroll County. The plant holds federal establishment number M9428+P9428 with meat processing and meat slaughter activities on file with FSIS, and a grant of inspection dated November 30, 2017. FSIS classifies the plant as very small and places its slaughter volume in the under 1,000 head per year category. Species slaughtered under inspection, as reported to FSIS, are cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb. The plant also reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are processed and packaged marked Not for Sale, and reports retail-exempt sales.

The company website describes the business as a family operation run by Darrell and Naomi Robinson, stating the Robinson family has served the community with meat processing needs for 32 years and that processing is provided to farms and ranches across the New England states. The website account describes a move from Gorham, Maine, growth to 14 employees, a fire that destroyed the operation, and a rebuild into what the site calls a new state of the art facility. Children and grandchildren are described as involved in the work. The site states that a USDA inspector is on site at all times.

Services described on the website center on beef and pork processing, with USDA smoked meats including ham and bacon, cured and smoked with apple and hickory wood. Two smoking programs are described: a brown sugar cure with apple and hickory done in the traditional manner, and a nitrite-free option for customers who cannot have nitrites. The site notes the plant handles a wide range of cattle breeds including Angus, Hereford, and Simmental. Note that the FSIS record lists the address as East Conway, NH 03813, while the website gives the same street address as Center Conway, NH 03813.

The plant reports slaughter of cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb under federal inspection, plus custom-exempt slaughter in which animals remain the property of the customer and the packages are marked Not for Sale. FSIS lists the plant as very small with slaughter volume under 1,000 head per year, so capacity is limited. The website states that all customers must bring a completed cut sheet when visiting, and provides downloadable cut sheets for pork, lamb and goats, and beef; those sheets can be changed to the customer's preferences at time of drop off. The website says the operation serves farms and ranches across the New England states and handles a range of cattle breeds including Angus, Hereford, and Simmental. Booking procedures, scheduling lead times, kill fees, hanging weight charges, and cut and wrap pricing are not stated in the sources on file. Contact the plant at (603) 939-2813 or eastconwaybeef@yahoo.com to confirm current availability.

East Conway Beef and Pork Processing 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 the website describes USDA smoked meats including ham and bacon cured with apple and hickory wood, with a nitrite-free smoking option for customers who cannot have nitrites. The sources do not state retail counter hours, a price list, sales of halves or quarters, bundles, online ordering, delivery, or shipping. The website encourages buying local from the farms that bring animals to the plant and sell through farmers markets and home stores.

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.