Twin Pine Farm Inc.

Twin Pine Farm Inc. holds USDA FSIS establishment numbers M9814 and P9814 at 5940 Twin Pine Lane, Seven Valleys, Pennsylvania, in York County. FSIS lists the plant for Meat Processing and Meat Slaughter, classifies it as Very Small, and records a grant of inspection dated October 10, 2019. Cattle are the species reported slaughtered under inspection, with a slaughter volume category of 1, meaning under 1,000 head per year. The establishment also reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are processed and the packages are marked Not for Sale, and reports retail-exempt sales.

According to the farm's website, the operation dates to 1952, when Robert and Jeannine Ilyes bought a 30-acre farm in Seven Valleys named for two pine trees beside the farmhouse. Robert Ilyes built a dedicated butcher shop in 1965, which the site says became a USDA-inspected facility and remains in use. Robert Jr. and Dennis joined the business full time in 1993, and the farm and store are described as run today by Dennis and Neta Ilyes. The website states the farm manages about 2,100 acres, 500 owned and 1,600 rented, and raises a 175-head cow/calf herd fed non-GMO, hormone-free feed grown on site.

Retail sales are handled through Twin Pine Farms Country Store at 1428 Seven Valleys Road, York, PA 17408, which the website describes as opening at that location in 2002. The store is described as carrying a full service meat counter with beef, pork, and chicken from livestock raised on the farm, plus seasonal produce, an on-site bakery, and a deli and hot bar. The butcher shop line is listed as (717) 428-1873, matching the phone on the federal record, and the country store line as (717) 792-1730. Terms for outside farmers bringing animals, including booking, minimums, and cut and wrap fees, are not stated in the sources on file.

The federal record shows Twin Pine Farm Inc. reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it processes animals owned by the customer with packages marked Not for Sale, alongside its federally inspected meat slaughter and processing activity. Cattle are the only species reported slaughtered under inspection, and the FSIS volume category is under 1,000 head per year at a Very Small establishment. The website describes the butcher shop as handling the farm's own cattle rather than advertising custom work for outside producers, and it does not state booking windows, drop-off procedures, minimums, hanging weight pricing, or cut and wrap fees. Farmers should call the butcher shop at (717) 428-1873 to confirm whether custom slots are available, as listed.

Twin Pine Farm 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.

Household buyers are directed to Twin Pine Farms Country Store at 1428 Seven Valleys Road, York, PA 17408, where the website says beef, pork, chicken, and produce from the farm are sold. The store is described as having a full service meat counter with a wide variety of cuts prepared to customer specifications, an on-site bakery, and a deli and hot bar with broasted chicken, sausage sandwiches, made-to-order subs, and a frequently changing daily special. The site also describes second Saturday cookouts from March through November featuring pit beef, pork, and ham sandwiches, Bricker's French Fries, Carmen's Ice Cream, and a car show, with details available at (717) 792-1730. Halves and quarters, bundles, shipping, and online ordering are not mentioned in the sources on file.

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.