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Doing the pasture-raised broiler side hustle in rural Kansas with Garoleen Wilson

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/10536872/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/” height=”90″ width=”100%” placement=”top” theme=”custom”] Correction: In the podcast episode, I  state Garoleen is producing 7,000 broilers. That was an error in my interpretation of her numbers. She’s actually on track to produce 3,500 broilers on pasture in her fourth year. That still a fantastic trajectory and that growth is the point, as the…

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PPT073: Exploring the intersection of podcasting, pastured poultry, farming, and business

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/6916939/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”]Many farmers listen to podcasts as they do chores, make hay, deliver product, or pick up supplies. Direct-to-consumer farmers have a lot of windshield time, and it makes sense that podcasts continue to fill more of that time as a way to be entertained and informed. But why aren’t more…

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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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