Butcher Solutions on Wheels: How Sierra Anthony is Revolutionizing Meat Processing & Bringing Better Beef Home

We sit down with Sierra Anthony — meat scientist, owner of Butcher Solutions, LLC, and a force of nature in the meat industry. Growing up on a grain and cow-calf farm in rural Ohio, Sierra discovered her passion for meat science in college and never looked back. She's coached collegiate meat judging teams, earned her master's researching innovative carcass fabrication, and now travels the country with her unique in-house butcher training program that helps small and mid-sized processors build skilled labor without sending teams away for weeks. Sierra shares her "aha" moment in meat science, the biggest skill gaps she sees in today's processing workforce, and the simple butchery and aging techniques that dramatically improve taste and texture.  As an adult-onset hunter (Adult discovery for the love of hunting) and competitive athlete, she delivers hard-earned field-to-table advice, favorite underutilized cuts home cooks should try, and straight talk on red meat in a healthy diet. We also dive into what separates good butchers from truly great ones, how proper training strengthens local food systems, consumer demand for transparency and a celebration of farming and ranching, and what it means to be a woman leading in a traditionally male-dominated field (including her recent COWGIRL Magazine 30 Under 30 recognition and competing in the 2025 World Butcher Challenge in Paris). Whether you buy meat, raise it, process it, or just love eating it, this conversation delivers practical, inspiring insights on how skilled butchery bridges producers, processors, and consumers — creating more sustainable systems and higher-quality protein on American plates. We also celebrate Anthony as Arizona Farm Bureau's keynote speaker during our Summer Agricultural Conference this coming July! Resources for Sierra Anthony, Meat, Beef, and Butchery Enthusiast | Owner of Butcher Solutions, LLC Butcher Solutions Website | Butcher Solutions Instagram | Sierra Anthony's LinkedIn Additional Resources Tammy Baker LinkedIn | Julie Murphree LinkedIn | AZ Milk Producers Website | Arizona Farm Bureau