Dwight Ely was elected president of the American Association of Meat Processors (AAMP) last week during the 82nd Annual Convention of Meat Processors and Suppliers' Exhibition in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
He is the owner of Ely Farm Products in Newtown, Pa. A seventh-generation farmer, he has owned and operated Ely’s for more than 40 years. He attended the University of Tennessee on a wrestling scholarship. While at the university, he met his mentor, Dr. Gordon Davis of Texas A&M University, one of the nation's most prominent meat-judging coaches at the time. He switched majors to animal and meat science soon after. After graduating, he returned home to his family farm and opened his butcher shop in 1981. In 2006, he began making his own European-style, raw-milk-aged cheeses. Today, Ely’s offers a wide variety of meat products, cheeses, and services, including a large-scale deer-processing operation serving Pennsylvania and the tri-state areas.
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