broilers

How to calculate the margins of a pasture-raised broiler business

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/6734185/height/90/theme/custom/autoplay/no/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/” height=”90″ width=”100%” placement=”top” theme=”custom”]Episode 70. Beginning pastured poultry farmers have a common question: “What are the margins in raising pastured poultry?” In other words, “will it work?” The margins in your pasture-raised broiler business is what’s left over after you pay for expenses. The margin is the profit that goes back into the…

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Advantages and cost analysis of on-farm chicken processing

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/6270713/height/90/theme/custom/autoplay/no/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/” height=”90″ width=”100%” placement=”top” theme=”custom”]On-farm chicken and turkey processing holds a special place in my heart. It paid the mortgage. It introduced us to great people with great farms. It created speaking opportunities. Perhaps, most importantly, on-farm chicken butchering  has been demystified and I think it’s one of the keys to unlocking a self…

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PPT056: Designing Movable Shelters for Pasture Raised Broilers and Layers with Pastured Life Farm

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5743312/height/90/width/480/theme/custom/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/autoplay/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/” height=”90″ width=”480″]Today, Dave shares a new 300 broiler design that scales up the typical small-batch design of the Salatin shelters, but falls short of the size found in large scale mobile housing, such as the Mobile Range Coop. I’’s a great middle ground design for those of one small pastures, including silvopastures. And…

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