ATTRA’s guide to small-scale poultry processing regulations offers valuable information for anyone considering a meat poultry enterprise.
Livestock
Neighbors Helping Neighbors Project: Signup Deadline Dec. 15
December 15 is the signup deadline for the Neighbors Helping Neighbors program, to address concerns related to the poultry industry.
Presidents Note: Avoiding Parasite Resistance
Through grazing management and limiting the use of de-wormers, we hope we can control parasite loads and decrease parasite resistance.
New Regenerative Certification Program
There’s a new third-party certification process and label, for farmers and ranchers wishing to market their products as “regenerative.”
Free Online Pastured Poultry Course
“Beginning Pastured Poultry” is a free online course from the Food Animal Concerns Trust. Work at your own pace.
CCRP/CLEAR Signups Ongoing; CLEAR30 Signup Deadline August 5
The deadline for signups to CLEAR30 is August 5, 2022. Signups are also open for the Continuous Conservation Reserve Program and CLEAR.
Just What Is “Regenerative Grazing,” Anyway?
NCAT and ATTRA have a couple of new resources, including a video, that help to explain just what regenerative grazing is.
Match Made in Heaven: Livestock + Crops
A new infographic summarizes the many benefits – financial, ecological, social – of integrating crops and livestock on the same acreage.
Study: Oklahoma Native Grasslands Give off Some Greenhouse Gases, But Mitigate Methane
Oklahoma grazing lands absorb the potent greenhouse gas methane, with native pastures sequestering the most, a new study reports.
Benefits and Challenges to Adopting Silvopasture
A newly published study makes a fresh tally of the benefits of silvopasture systems in agroforestry, but also charts common challenges.