OUR MISSION
To provide easily accessible meat science education so every processor can be
well-staffed, well-informed, and well-prepared to serve their customers and communities.
OUR LEAD BUTCHER
Sierra Jepsen, m.s.
Sierra’s enthusiasm for meat science education has led her to found Butcher Solutions, LLC. Her vision is for livestock producers and meat processors to come together as stewards of the protein industry to instill consistency, trust, and consumer confidence across all scales of meat processing.
Sierra grew up on a grain and cow-calf operation within the rural farming community of Amanda, OH. Although she now resides in Livingston, MT, Sierra enjoys helping from afar with her family’s freezer beef business.
Sierra’s passion for meat science was realized during her undergraduate career at The Ohio State University. She held a variety of internships, served on the 2014 National Beef Ambassador team, competed on the 2016 Ohio State meat judging team, worked in the meat lab, and co-founded the Ohio Collegiate Cattle Association and Buckeyes4Beef program. From 2017 – 2021, Sierra coached collegiate meat judging teams at the University of Wyoming and managed the Cowboy Branded Meats program.
Multiple accounts from small meat processors struggling to find and retain skilled labor encouraged Sierra’s transition to the University of Idaho for graduate school, where she rejoined a previous internship connection, Dr. Phil Bass.
In 2022, Sierra received her master’s degree from the University of Idaho, focusing in meat science, with specific interest in innovative carcass fabrication. Butcher Solutions, LLC was created during her final semester of graduate school, officially launching December 2022 – one week following graduation.
Sierra cannot wait to visit with you and get to work. She is devoted to hands-on training and meat industry consultation to help processors build and retain a skilled workforce to serve their producers and communities for years to come.