Jim Adkins

PPT046: On a Sustainable Poultry Mission to Cameroon with Jim Adkins

In early December 2016, I will join the Global Poultry Initiative on a mission trip to Cameroon as an instructor in the five day Institute of Sustainable Poultry. Jim joins the show for his second appearance (third podcast) to discuss what GPI is and how it equips indigenous farmers using sustainable poultry. Listen to Jim…

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PPT0014 Coaching Time with Jim Adkins

In part 2 of Mike’s interview with Jim Adkins of the Sustainable Poultry Network, we talk about: The need to always selectively breed A spiral mating system using two groups of breeders Linebreeding is the best way to produce good poultry, but there are some things to avoid Farming with modern commercial (hybrid) birds alongside…

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PPT013: Not A BackYard Chicken Club: Jim Adkins Interview Part 1

Mike interviews Jim Adkins of the Sustainable Poultry Network (SPN). According to Jim, SPN is not a backyard chicken club; it’s aggressive at getting the old heritage and standard bred poultry back into the martketplace. We talk about: Everything revolves around training, coaching, and mentoring “Don’t get hung up on the word heritage” Standard bred is…

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