A Comprehensive Educational Program to Teach Farmers and Other Agricultural Professionals How to Produce and Market Free-Range Poultry

Project Overview

LNC99-147
Project Type: Research and Education
Funds awarded in 1999: $60,500.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2000
Region: North Central
State: Missouri
Project Coordinator:
Linda Lee
Resilience

Annual Reports

Commodities

  • Animals: poultry

Practices

  • Animal Production: housing, parasite control, animal protection and health, grazing - continuous, feed formulation, free-range, feed rations, manure management, grazing - multispecies, pasture fertility, grazing - rotational, watering systems
  • Education and Training: demonstration, display, farmer to farmer, mentoring, networking, on-farm/ranch research, participatory research
  • Farm Business Management: whole farm planning, new enterprise development, marketing management, value added
  • Production Systems: agroecosystems
  • Sustainable Communities: new business opportunities, employment opportunities
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