Kleemeyer & Merkel Inc.

Kleemeyer & Merkel Inc., doing business as Green Village Packing Co., is a USDA-inspected meat establishment at 68 Britten Road in Green Village, Morris County, New Jersey. It holds establishment number M5439 and is listed by FSIS for both meat slaughter and meat processing, with a grant of inspection date on file of June 26, 2020. FSIS classifies the plant in its small size category.

The federal record shows cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb slaughtered under inspection. A secondary directory listing also mentions goats, which is not reflected in the species reported to FSIS. The plant's reported slaughter volume category is 3.0, so it is not among the smallest listed operations, though FSIS does not publish an exact head count. Alongside inspected work, the establishment reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it processes animals owned by the customer and returns packages marked Not for Sale, and it reports retail-exempt sales.

No website is on file for this establishment and no usable website text was available. Details beyond the federal record, including hours, pricing, booking lead times, cut and wrap options, ownership, and founding history, are not yet on file. Buyers and producers should contact the plant directly at (973) 377-0875 to confirm what it currently offers.

The establishment is listed with FSIS for slaughter of cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb, and it reports custom-exempt slaughter, so a producer can have animals they own slaughtered and returned in packages marked Not for Sale. It is also inspected for slaughter and processing, which is the route for meat that will be sold. Booking procedures, scheduling lead times, drop-off arrangements, kill days, hanging weight charges, and cut and wrap fees are not stated in the sources on file. Producers should call (973) 377-0875 to confirm species accepted and current scheduling, as listed.

Kleemeyer & Merkel Inc. 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 plant reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS, which generally indicates sales directly to household customers, but no retail hours, product list, bundle or half and quarter offerings, delivery, shipping, or online ordering are described in any source on file. Households interested in buying should contact the establishment directly by phone to ask what is available.

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.