[Sc-aquaponics] Yellow Perch-Cooperative-Buy Back

Thu Jan 29 12:21:09 EST 2015

Just curious, is anyone here growing Yellow Perch in RAS or AP systems?  They tend to grow slow and are very susceptible to disease.  Does $4.05/lb sound like it would cover production costs, including getting your fish and ice slurry to Wisconsin?  Maybe pond culture would have a lower production cost?

Charlie

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> From: Tom Schmitt <tschmitt at willallenfarms.com>
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> To our fellow farmers and our academic friends, , please consider this
> proposal and share it with anyone that may be interested.
> 
> Will Allen Farms is willing to enter into cooperatives with farmers that
> will commit some of their water to raising yellow perch as a food fish.  We
> would sell the fingerlings to the farmers at a price that would give
> incentive. (currently the price for fingerlings range from .09 to .12 an
> inch) These are feed trained fingerlings coming from land based, bio-secure
> hatchery.  They have been successfully integrated to ponds and land based
> systems throughout the Midwest
> 
> The farmer may sell these fish as stock fish as the market may dictate,
> however any  fish that grow to maturity (150 grams or better)  Will Allen
> Farms will buy back  as food fish.  The price we will pay will be driven by
> market, however, we feel we can offer no less than $1.33 per fish (approx.
> $4.05 a pound for  ungutted fish)
> 
> We have markets for the fish in the Milwaukee and Chicago area, and have a
> solid distribution network.  We have the ability to process the fish as
> well, thus the fish can be sent to us on ice/slurry, thus eliminating some
> of the interstate transfer issues
> 
> We have a mandate from our educational partner  to promote and develop the
> Yellow perch as a food fish for the market.  In addition, Will Allen Farms
> is dedicated to reinvigorating this high protein fish that is a staple on
> most menus on the Great Lakes
> 
> Please consider our thoughts as genuine and assist us in furthering the
> discussion.
> 
> With best regards,
> 
> Thomas H. Schmitt
> Principal
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> Will Allen Farms, LLC
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: tschmitt at willallenfarms.com [mailto:tschmitt at willallenfarms.com] 
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> Subject: Will Allen Farms-Yellow Perch Fingerlings
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> ?
> Good Day,
> ?
> The following is a little about us:
> ?
> Will Allen Farms has partnered with Bell Aquaculture and UW Milwaukee School
> of Freshwater Science to produce yellow perch fingerlings nearly year
> round.? At this time, we have nearly 800,000 fry from an October 1, 2014
> hatch. They are currently 9 grams. ? We have an additional 50,000 to 60,000
> Fingerlings from the April hatch.? They are about 6- inches with weights in
> excess of 70 grams
> ?
> We are hoping to create relationships that will allow  hatcheries to grow
> Perch year round.? We intend to only concentrate on producing the
> fingerlings
> ?
> We employ industry?experts in operations, hatchery, husbandry, grow out,
> nutrition and?biological monitoring. Our state-of-the-art, land-based RAS
> facility uses cutting edge technology 
> 
> 
> ??Our?yellow perch fingerlings are farm raised in a controlled
> bio-secure?environment. We do not employ the use of hormones or antibiotics
> in our?grow out process. ??We are looking to create relationships with
> hatcheries that already have markets and would like to be considered in your
> purchasing needs in the future.
> ?
> I would like to discuss our hatchery with you.? Please call to discuss at
> your convenience
> ?
> Sincerely,
> ?
> Thomas H. Schmitt, CPA
> CFO
> Will Allen Farms, LLC
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> Willallenfarms.com
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> Cell 414-852-2421
> Office 414-328-4678
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