Processor Links
ProcessorLinks is an Ontario online booking dashboard that helps farmers find and book slaughter and processing dates at abattoirs, and gives abattoirs a place to publish profiles, species, services and booking lead times. It is run by AgSights with Meat & Poultry Ontario and describes itself as a farmer-processor connections initiative and pilot.
Last reviewed
- Best for
- Ontario livestock farmers, Ontario abattoirs and meat processors
- Pricing
- Not published
- Runs on
- Web
Who it is for
Ontario livestock farmers
Farmers can search abattoirs by species, region, services and availability, and see last-minute openings.
Ontario abattoirs and meat processors
Processors can publish a profile with species, services and booking lead times, and the site aims to cut the time spent taking bookings.
Farmers facing processing disruptions
The team offers to help re-book processing space when a closure or event removes local capacity.
Less suited to: Businesses outside Ontario: the abattoir list, regions and support are all Ontario-focused.
What it does
Abattoir search and filters
Filters abattoirs by species, Ontario region, service (such as cut and wrap, sausage making, packaging) and speciality claims such as organic or halal.
Availability filter
Narrows the list by when a slot is needed, from immediately to 12+ months ahead or a custom request.
Last-minute availability list
Shows abattoirs with last-minute openings, which the site says is updated weekly.
Abattoir profiles
Each profile shows address, phone, species handled, services, booking lead times, cut sheets to download and how to book.
Booking enquiry from a profile
A form on the profile collects name, phone, organisation, email and preferred drop-off date for the abattoir.
Booking help form
Farmers who cannot find a slot can send species, quantity and tried abattoirs, and a team member helps find one.
Re-booking help during disruptions
The team helps farmers match with available capacity after closures or other events affect local abattoirs.
User panel and training
A user panel for managing bookings and a password-protected training page for farmers and abattoirs.
Pricing
- Pricing model
- Not published
The site publishes no price. It describes ProcessorLinks as an initiative supported by Meat and Poultry Ontario and the Governments of Canada and Ontario under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, and invites farmers and processors to join a pilot.
Where and how it runs
- Available in
- Canada
- Languages
- English (Canada), French (Canada)
- Platforms
- Web
Coverage is Ontario, Canada: the dashboard's regions are Ontario counties and areas, and the listed abattoirs are in Ontario.
The company
- Headquarters
- Elora, Ontario, Canada
- Customers named by the vendor
- Beefway, Bruce Abattoir, Farmersville Community Abattoir Ltd., Hastings Meat Market, Townsend Butchers, Greenock Food Collective
Security and support
- Support
- Support is by contact form, email and phone, and the team offers to help abattoirs set up profiles and farmers find processing space.
Listing details
- Vendor
- ProcessorLinks
- Built for
- Food manufacturing
- Focus
- Food-specific
- Status
- Active
- Website
- processorlinks.com
- Also listed in
- Produce, Meat, Seafood & Dairy Processing Software
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What we could not confirm
These points were not confirmed when this page was written.
- Any price or fee (none published; described as a pilot)
- Whether farmers can complete a booking online or only send an enquiry (the news release says an automated booking system is a goal)
- Legal entity behind ProcessorLinks and founding year
- Team size and funding amounts
- Security or data certifications
- Integrations with other software
Sources
Facts on this page come from the pages below, checked on 29 September 2026. Prices and features change, so confirm with the vendor before you buy.
- Home: purpose, last-minute list, footer addresshttps://processorlinks.com/
- What ProcessorLinks is and who supports ithttps://processorlinks.com/about-processorlinks/
- Dashboard filters and help formhttps://processorlinks.com/booking-dashboard/
- Sample abattoir profilehttps://processorlinks.com/abattoir-profile/beefway-bruce/
- News release on the platform's expansionhttps://processorlinks.com/news-release-new-funding-for-farmers-and-abattoirs/
- Disruption re-booking helphttps://processorlinks.com/navigating-processing-disruptions/
- User traininghttps://processorlinks.com/user-training/
- Support channelshttps://processorlinks.com/contact/
- Sponsors and partnershttps://processorlinks.com/collaborators/