With the growing demand for local and humanely raised meats, pasture-based farmers have new market opportunities to become viable businesses. But the dearth of inspected slaughter and processing ...

GOBBLERS GONNA GOBBLE: Hickory Nut Gap Farm in Fairview is raising 450 turkeys in preparation for the Thanksgiving holiday. Photo courtesy of Hickory Nut Gap Farm Fall is always busy on Western North ...

A broadly-supported new definition for “pasture-raised” poultry proposed by USDA this fall could help level the playing field for small, independent farms and brands competing in the increasingly ...

Farmer Duane Smith of Riverbend Heritage Farm in Stanley, North Carolina, had planned to have his pasture-raised turkeys processed on the Monday before Thanksgiving. Although he had booked the ...

COUNT YOUR CHICKENS: Foothills Meats owner Casey McKissick, left, sources his chickens from Melissa George, right, of Mountainside Family Farms in Swannanoa. George is able to process her poultry ...

MANSFIELD — Georgia is known for peaches, peanuts and pecans, but when it comes to agriculture in this state, P also stands for poultry. Georgia is among the nation’s leading poultry producers, and ...

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Since its initial public offering (IPO) in 2020, Vital Farms Inc. has become the largest pasture-raised egg ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue Extension is starting a new marketing initiative to promote Indiana's pasture-raised poultry. The goal is to establish a set of common production, processing and branding ...

Do chickens improve soil? Discover how to utilize chickens for pasture overseeding ahead of grazing livestock, such as cattle. If you’ve raised broiler chickens in mobile shelters on pasture, then you ...

The pastel-colored yolk of a conventional, cage-raised egg literally pales in comparison to the rich, golden shade of a pasture-raised yolk—all due to the chickens’ diets. When it comes to nutrition, ...