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Host of Pastured Poultry Talk podcast.

A Discussion on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza and Pastured Poultry

I have a conversation with Chrislyn Wood, DVM, about the threat of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) and pasture raised flocks. Dr. Wood is a veterinarian with USDA APHIS and she is involved first hand with HPAI monitoring and response efforts. She recalls in our conversation being on the ground in the Pacific Northwest as…

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The End of Pastured Chicken for Greg Gunthorp

Greg Gunthorp raises turkeys on pigs on pasture at Gunthorp Farms in LaGrange, Indiana. He used to raise “a lot” of pastured chickens. Then Covid hit and business changed. The only poultry production to survive 2020 is pastured turkeys. Greg has been a part of the pastured poultry game from the beginning, and he is…

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Turning a 20 year chicken hobby into a farm with Cynthia Capers

Cynthia Capers, Heniscity Farm in Tennessee, shares her 20+ year journey from hobby chicken keeper to poultry farmer. Twenty years ago, the sight of six Black Australorps brought tears to her eyes. Today, she’s serving her community through egg sales, chick sales, pullet sales, and community education. She’s incorporated poultry into their rural bed and…

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