For the first time in public, Mike (millsidefarm.com) announces that he is retiring the mobile processing service. That sparks a conversation between Grady and Mike on enterprise analysis in general. Grady draws on his Ranching For Profits education while Mike draws on a transformational concept of “quit or be exceptional. Average is for losers,” Seth…

Grady and Mike discuss the USDA’s Fall 2015 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Preparedness and Response Plan. The plan mandates a 24 hour depopulation requirement from the time the flock tests positive, and it authorizes ventilation shutdown as a way to suffocate and kill the surviving birds in the barn. We then spend some time talking…

Cobb Creek’s Texas inspected poultry processing facility is now open and processing birds. In this episode, Grady talks us through some of the things he learned and let’s us know how he’s setup. We talk about flow, bacteria, HAACP, food safety and much more. Check them out at www.cobbcreekfarm.com. Send us your feedback and questions…