Pastured Poultry Talk Podcast

The Pastured Poultry Talk podcast, hosted by Mike Badger, explores the production, the business, the community, and the entrepreneurs that make direct marketed pasture-raised poultry possible.

PPT092: Understanding the difference in as-fed and dry matter nutrition in poultry feeds

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/10895313/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/” height=”90″ width=”100%” placement=”top” theme=”custom”]https://pasturedpoultrytalk.com/2016/06/14/ppt044-understanding-the-nutritional-benefits-of-black-soldier-fly-as-poultry-feed/Confused about the difference between feed values expressed in as-fed or dry matter percentages? The difference between as-fed nutrition and dry-matter nutrition in poultry feeds is water. The dried feed removes the water, giving us a dry matter calculation. Using the mealworm protein example provided by Cheryl Powers in episode…

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Farming mealworms for chicken feed with Cheryl Powers: PPT091

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/10888083/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/” height=”90″ width=”100%” placement=”top” theme=”custom”]Crickets are a popular insect protein for humans, and black soldier fly larvae receive most of the attention among chicken keepers; Cheryl Powers, Jord Producers, plans to change that by farming mealworms as a supplemental chicken feed. Actually, she’s working to position mealworms for reptiles, exotic birds, and humans (but we…

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PPT090: Is it time for pastured poultry to slaughter some sacred cows?

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/10540091/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/” height=”90″ width=”100%” placement=”top” theme=”custom”]In the week or so preceding this episode, Polyface announced it was slaughtering one of its sacred cows. They were going to ship product. Social media was a angry throng of pastured poultry injustice warriors. If you’re looking for commentary on Daniel and Joel’s decision, you’re in the wrong spot….

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