(NDSU Extension) – North Dakota State University Extension will offer a four-week webinar series on local meat marketing in May. The first webinar is Tuesday, May 2 at 7 p.m. The webinars will provide an opportunity for participants to interact with the panelists, asking all the questions related to marketing meat products locally.

“Panelist this year are a diverse collection of producers and representatives from organizations that work with local meat producers and have valuable insight for ranchers,” says Isaac Brunkow, NDSU Extension graduate research assistant and organizer of the webinar series.

All webinars begin at 7 p.m. Dates, topics and panelists are:

May 2: Regulations
Nathan Kroh, North Dakota Department of Agriculture
May 9: Building a Contractual Relationship with a Locker
Ron and Beth Wolff, Wolff Suffolks
Trish Feiring, Feiring Cattle Company
John Roswech, South Forty Beef
May 16: Finding Your Niche Market/Starting a Farmers Market
Simone Wai, Red River Farmers Market
Ron and Beth Wolff, Wolff Suffolks
Kelsey Krapp, The Bison Ranch
Ashley Bruner, Dakota Angus Beef
May 23: Inventory Management
James Maiocco, Barn2Door
Glenn Brunkow, Brunkow Family Lamb
Shane Wendel, Wendel Livestock
Bjorn Solberg, Red River Harvest Cooperative
For more information or to register, go to www.ndsu.edu/agriculture/ag-hub/events/local-meats-webinar-series. After you are registered, you will receive an email with additional information and a Zoom link to join the live webinars. Recordings will be available after the event.