Small-scale meat producers are welcoming long-awaited changes that will allow consumers to buy an animal directly from the farm. Consumers can now buy an animal directly from the farm and have it slaughtered on-site for their personal consumption, rather than having to purchase meat that is provincially or federally inspected. "I just think it's a great day for Alberta, a great day for the meat production business, a great day for the farmer-consumer relationship," Hall, who owns Prairie Gold Pastured Meats, said in an interview Thursday. "It opens things up for the consumer to reach out to their agrarian cousins, forge a relationship founded on trust and buy meat that's been harvested on the farm. "These common-sense changes will also provide new economic opportunities for Alberta ranchers and provincial abattoirs," Dreeshen wrote.

Source: CBC News July 31, 2020 13:52 UTC