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Posted on December 22, 2011 by Jim
The following is an article from Jeff Mattocks from the Fertrell Co. Until this year, no one had ever asked what they need to do to prepare their laying hens for winter. If you are counting on the hens for … Continue reading →
Posted on October 6, 2011 by Jim
We have talked about raising pastured poultry, processing the poultry and now I would like to talk about packaging your finished poultry products. You have raised one of the freshest, best tasting products for your customer and they will take … Continue reading →
Posted on September 14, 2011 by Jim
We talked last time about poultry watering. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out if you own poultry you have to feed them. Therefore, in this blog we want to talk about poultry feeders. Round, rectangle, trough, self-feeder, … Continue reading →
Posted on August 24, 2011 by Jim
If you have poultry, you’re going to have to water them. We would like to talk about a couple poultry waterers that will work for backyard chickens, small poultry farms and large operations. Chickens can drink up to two cups … Continue reading →
Posted on August 16, 2011 by Jim
Study: Organic poultry have fewer drug-resistant bacteria 11 Aug 2011 Poultry farms that have adopted organic practices and ceased using antibiotics have significantly lower levels of drug-resistant enterococci bacteria that can potentially spread to humans, according to a new study … Continue reading →
Posted on July 26, 2011 by Jim
When we started Cornerstone Farm Ventures in 2001 our primary focus was on poultry processing equipment. But like our reason for starting the company, which was because people began asking us to source processing equipment, we are receiving requests from … Continue reading →
Posted on July 26, 2011 by Jim
This blog is a little longer than most due to the nature of what I want to cover. Are you interested in starting an agricultural business? If you’re here it is probably because you have heard about pastured poultry. Pastured … Continue reading →
Posted on May 12, 2011 by Jim
The government keeps telling us that there is no inflation but we are paying $4 bucks a gallon for fuel and a grocery bag of food is 4 times what is used to be. I was told last week that … Continue reading →
Posted on April 21, 2011 by Jim
While I don’t totally agree with the following article it does bring up some very good points. What it doesn’t mention is that it takes more energy to make ethanol then it produces. So it is costing us more to … Continue reading →
Posted on April 11, 2011 by Jim
In the last decade there has been a considerable increase in the direct marketing of meat products processed at the farm. One of the largest areas of processing and sales has been in what is commonly know as pastured poultry. … Continue reading →
