The Pastured Poultry Talk podcast, hosted by Mike Badger, explores the production, the business, the community, and the entrepreneurs that make direct marketed pasture-raised poultry possible.
We’re All interested in Producing Better MeatIn this episode a tired Grady and Mike debrief their weeks. Mike traveled to Wilmot, OH to the Sustainable Poultry Network’s conference where he presented a variety of poultry topics. In this episode, Mike chats about the heritage chicken challenge in terms of carcass yields. Is it worth it…
Read MoreCobb 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…
Read MoreGrady 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…
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