About 20 meat cutters with Albertsons Companies sharpened their skills during a recent training workshop that University of Idaho’s meat science team facilitated at the True West Beef plant in Jerome.

As the name implies, meat cutters cut meat. Al DiPasquale, owner of the meat market Skip’s on the Ridge, differentiates meat cutters from butchers, saying butchers typically work in slaughterhouses ...

Justice Wahid Cotton (left) cuts up pieces of beef with other workers at Carlson Meat Shop in Grove City, Minn. Jesse Weseman, Wahid Cotton’s mentor, said that he is eager to learn about meat cutting.

From sanitation SOPs to shrink control, meat department success depends on well-trained staff and consistent processes. A strong training program blends technical skills, safety, and customer service.

STAPLES, Minn. — Parker Witulski grew up in agriculture in southeast Nebraska and wanted to find a way to stay in agriculture in his career path. When he turned 16, he landed a job at a local meat ...

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