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PPT039: Bootstrapping a Pastured Poultry Business

April 9, 2016 Mike Badger All Podcasts, Pastured Poultry Talk Podcast 0 Comments

Spence dawns his meat cape of awesomeness for another episode. This time I talk to him about bootstrapping. Some highlights: What are some of the challenges in Bootstrapping a Pastured poultry farm? What would do if you were smart? Are you playing with house money? Don’t be afraid to work for a porkchop. What’s the…

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PPT038: Year Round Turkey Production

April 1, 2016 Mike Badger All Podcasts, Pastured Poultry Talk Podcast 0 Comments

It’s never too early or late to think about turkeys. In this episode, Mike starts off talking to Spence about current farm events, which steers the conversation to turkey breeding. Mike has been setting up his Beltsvile Small White breeding program. And no discussion about turkeys is complete without a chat about blackhead. Spence authored a…

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PPT037: Pastured Poultry is Beyond Dirt

March 21, 2016 Mike Badger All Podcasts, Pastured Poultry Talk Podcast 0 Comments

As a continuation of episode 35, Spence is back for a guest host spot to talk about pasture management.  We talk about managing broilers and layers on pasture. Spence is in the midst of transitioning his layers from an egg mobile to a daily move prairie schooner for precision manure management and predator protection. We go…

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