Project Overview
FNC08-711
Project Type: Farmer/Rancher
Funds awarded in 2008: $6,000.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2011
Region: North Central
State: Missouri
Project Coordinator:
Curtis Millsap
Millsap Farm
Annual Reports
Commodities
- Animals: poultry
Practices
- Animal Production: grazing management, housing, winter production
- Farm Business Management: community-supported agriculture
Proposal summary:
Our intent is to explore the feasibility of raising pastured poultry in deep bedding in a portable hoophouse with portable electrified poultry netting on a winter pasture mix of rye, vetch, wheat, and rape. If successful, this will provide a fresh, high quality pastured broiler for local markets at a time of the year when most growers are selling frozen birds from November harvests, plus a timely source of fertility for our market garden.
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