Federal inspection rules create interprovincial trade barrier for Jessica Frenette’s Wagyu beef
Jessica Frenette, ELP17 Alumni, has got beef.
She’s got very special beef on her farm north of Woodstock, Bird’s Hill Farms, that she would like to sell to eager, hungry foodies and chefs around the Maritimes.
And she’s got very specific beef — a complaint, a problem — with the federal regulations that prevent her from doing that.
“From Nova Scotia, P.E.I., Newfoundland specifically, people are reaching out, wanting our product, either on their menu or to try,” Frenette said.
Bird’s Hill is the biggest producer of full-blood Japanese Wagyu beef in the region.
When provinces began talking about eliminating interprovincial trade barriers earlier this year, Frenette hoped that would create an opening for the next step in her vision for her business.
Potential customers “think because of what happened on the news … that now we have the capacity to send to them, and unfortunately that’s not the reality,” Frenette said.
“We are not able to send them our product right now. We can only sell in New Brunswick. It’s definitely something that’s hindering our growth potential.”
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