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Host of Pastured Poultry Talk podcast.

Does the failed organic livestock and poultry practices regulation matter to pastured poultry?

Customers who want poultry raised differently need to shop harder to ensure they get that difference. In December 2017, the Trump administration nixed the proposed final rule of the organic livestock and poultry practices regulations that were supposed to improve animal welfare. Instead, we’re left with more of the same. Mike discusses the impact and…

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FF003: The Fighting Farmer on Christmas, chicken for cooking schools, alternative fish meal sources, and peat moss

Update from the farm: The Christmas ducks are out on pasture in the unseasonably warm fall weather and doing well. A buyer from a cooking school visits the farm. Across the Creek Farm supplies this school already, and the buyer said they needed to source conventional chicken so that the students would have a realistic experience…

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The Fighting Farmer: community based pastured poultry and analyzing the costs of switching feeds

In this episode of The Fighting Farmer: Debriefing the APPPA Professional Pastured Poultry Producers Conference. It’ll either be a smashing hit or a spectactular failure. Trading chicken processing for tax services. Across the Creek Farm has Farm Manager opening. Listener John asked a question about changing his feed ration and supplier. A switch to a…

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