Terri Chichester, a fifth-generation rancher, talks about running her husband’s family’s ranch just over the border in Topaz, California. Terri runs sheep and pastures cows for other ranchers and says having a processing plant in Gardnerville would save her money in time and fuel to process her 30 or so sheep a year.
Jessica Anderson, a first-generation rancher, owns Anderson Cattle Company based in Gardnerville. Jessica believes it is important for people to know where their food comes from. She says she is lucky and blessed to raise her animals locally, and feels like Carson Valley Meats would bring it full circle by providing local ranchers and local…
Read Agriculture Trends in Douglas County, a statistical look at ag in the Valley. Compiled by Jack Jacobs, Jacob’s Family Berry Farm, this information includes USDA and NDA’s Economic Analysis of the Food and Agriculture Sector in Nevada. Carson Valley Meats provides our local agriculturists a viable opportunity to save money in transport costs, time…
Many questions have been asked about the type of water treatment system we are looking to install at Carson Valley Meats with the help of our engineer, RO Anderson. The constructed wet land system we are exploring has been used for small meat processing facilities for years. For more detailed information, click on the link…