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PPT097: Looking forward to Goose Day with Cotton Patch Geese

I’m a cotton patch goose breeder. Well, I have geese that are old enough to mate. We’ll save the moniker of goose breeder until we have some deliberate success. The cotton patch goose is a historical landrace breed originally used to weed cotton fields and other crops across the South. However, the introduction of pesticides…

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Troubleshooting Turkey Processing: Is It Possible to Get a Clean Pluck? PPT096

This is an edited version of the article I published in Issue 113 of the APPPA Grit, which was based on the conversation in this podcast. Not a member of APPPA? Go check them out. Last fall, I had the pleasure of consulting with a producer on some questions about his farm’s turkey processing procedure….

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Evaluating A Started Turkey Business as a Buyer and Seller – PPT095

Turkeys are one of the most adored birds in the pastured poultry community with a strong emotional tie to family Thanksgiving; however, they can often be challenging to raise because they require more time and attention than a chicken. Those challenges often see high mortality rates or farmers who opt out of turkeys all together….

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