Mike interviews Mark Kastel of Cornucopia Institute to discuss the Institute’s report “Scrambled Eggs: Separating Factory Farm Egg Production from Authentic Organic Agriculture.” The gold standard in organic egg production, according to Mark, is smaller, pasture-raised flocks, and these are the farms that earn the coveted 5-egg rating in the accompanying egg scorecard. At about 14…
Read MoreA listener asks about the regulations of selling eggs at market. It’s different by state of course, but we cover the hightlights of what’s required in the context of Oklahoma, Florida, and Pennsylvania. Important questions arise from this discussion, such as “will your market support your expected volume of egg sales and exactly how clear…
Read MoreIn this episode, Grady and Mike catch up and talk about the weather and pen construction. We ponder high death losses. What’s acceptabe and why do you accept it? Grady recommends we pay attention to the chicken and learn about them. Do it thousands of times. Then we talk about the egg shortage brought to light by…
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