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.

PPT076: We’re Better Together: Interview with Daniel Salatin

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/7804691/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/preload/no/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/” height=”90″ width=”100%” placement=”top” theme=”custom”] Download   Following Daniel Salatin’s talk at the Fertrell open house, I caught up with him to ask what he means when he says, “We’re better together.” The subject of this talk was acknowledging the reality that the pastured poultry community is interconnected and has matured to the point…

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PPT075: Bringing Ready-to-Lay Pullets onto Your Farm

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/7151353/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/preload/no/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/” height=”90″ width=”100%” placement=”top” theme=”custom”]Ready-to-Lay pullets, also called started pullets, are an economical way for pastured poultry producers and family egg flocks replace their laying hen flock. By buying started pullets, you typically pay less for each bird than it would cost you to produce it, and you eliminate up to 17 weeks of…

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PPT073: Exploring the intersection of podcasting, pastured poultry, farming, and business

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/6916939/height/90/theme/custom/autoplay/no/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/” height=”90″ width=”100%” placement=”top” theme=”custom”]Many farmers listen to podcasts as they do chores, make hay, deliver product, or pick up supplies. Direct-to-consumer farmers have a lot of windshield time, and it makes sense that podcasts continue to fill more of that time as a way to be entertained and informed. But why aren’t more…

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