business

PPT028: How to Set Broiler Prices That Show a Profit

In episode 12 of Pastured Poultry Talk, Grady (gradyphelan.com) and Mike (millsidefarm.com) used a profit of $5 per bird to calculate the paypack on equipment purchases, particularly pasture shelters. In this episode, we walk you through the “how to price your pastured poultry” to determine what you need to charge in order to realize a…

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PPT021: Evaluating Pastured Poultry Enterprises: It’s OK to Quit

For the first time in public, Mike (millsidefarm.com) announces that he is retiring the mobile processing service. That sparks a conversation between Grady and Mike on enterprise analysis in general. Grady draws on his Ranching For Profits education while Mike draws on a transformational concept of “quit or be exceptional. Average is for losers,” Seth…

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PPT012: What’s with the Immaculate Chicken Houses?

Mike received a question from someone asking how someone could afford Grady’s “Immaculate Chicken Houses.” We spend most of the episode justifying the investment in infrastructre. How many chickens do you think you need to payback the investment in a Mobile Range Coop? Listen to find out. In our tip of the week, Mike shares…

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