The Eastern Shore can be home to as many as 36 million chickens at a time, which produce a lot of waste that can threaten the ...

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 ...

During the day, the birds have outside access in a 55-acre field that is enclosed on the side and top with a 4-foot tall woven-wire fence. A flock of 20,000 chickens is the stuff of dreams for a ...

TEMECULA, Calif., March 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pasturebird, a truly pasture raised chicken company that's on a mission to revolutionize agriculture by applying modern technology to ancient ...

Intensively raised chickens: In this case, the diet is designed to ensure rapid and uniform growth. The foods fed are often devoid of carotenoids, which results in a lighter flesh, typical of the ...

This knowledge catapulted the Burnhams into researching the health benefits of farm-raised animals. The couple started Willow Creek Ranch in 2022 by adding pigs and then cattle.

Three of Jim and Nancy Patterson’s grandchildren — the seventh generation to be reared on the Chester Township-based Patterson Fruit Farm — are revisiting the family’s 1879 agricultural ...

On industrial poultry farms, many free range chickens never leave barns. Learn about chicken and turkey terms like cage free & antibiotic free. Some “free range” chickens never leave the barn.