Sustainable Food Trust

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The report states, “a UK-wide transition to sustainable and regenerative farming practices, to tackle the climate, nature and public health crises, could produce enough food to maintain and potentially even improve current levels of self-sufficiency, provided we ate differently, ate less and cut food waste.”

Food 98

Food Free Range Grain Processing 98

National Young Farmers Coalition

JUNE 18, 2024

Are you a farmer looking for support for farm stress or other mental health challenges? Our partners at Farm Aid manage a 24-hour hotline. Whether you are a beginning or established farmer, you can call their Farmer Hotline at 1-800-FARM-AID. A recording of the conversation can be found here.

Farmland 40

Farmland Farming Farming Free Range 40

Farmbrite

MARCH 27, 2023

The Easter Egger also makes an excellent forager, so if you want to let your flock free range and scratch around for their own food in the yard, this breed will likely do well at it. This means they excel as free range chickens. They do best as a free range bird, and thrive in both hot and cold climates.

Production 52

Production Free Range Forage Poultry 52

Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Burnbrae Farms, a Canadian family-owned and operated egg company, is launching two new specialty offerings that showcase eggs that come from the company’s Woodstock, Ont., solar-powered farm. The products, Naturegg Solar Free Range and Nature Omega Plus Solar Free.

Free Range 279

Free Range Farming Farming Production 279

Farmbrite

MARCH 9, 2023

Some Tips for Effective Farmer Stands: Farm Stand Location: Choose a location that is not only high traffic, but also heavily populated by your target market (i.e. If your eggs are organic or free-range, be sure to communicate it! Feel free to have signage that sings the praises of the egg’s taste and quality.

Marketing 52

Marketing Production Distribution Farming 52

Farmbrite

JUNE 6, 2023

Mortality rates for layers in a normal poultry farm can be in the 1-5% range. For instance, if you have free-range chickens you face different challenges than those who are managing chickens in confinement. Take a look at Farmbrite for your farm management. Start a free trial today.

Production 52

Production Grain Free Range Poultry 52

Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Despite the ongoing threat of bird flu , many homesteaders consider poultry a great place to start when raising your own livestock. They have the ability to mate naturally, which some newer breeds do not; this can make producing future generations for your farm that much easier. Photography via Shutterstock.

Poultry 61

Poultry Forage Production Farming 61

ATTRA

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The project aimed to highlight distinct and diverse farms of Virginia’s agricultural community through a narrative inquiry framework. Sheep and cattle are their primary livestock, but they also have layers for eggs. Most of their meat sales are sold through their on-farm store.

Cattle 69

Cattle Pasture Poultry Family Farming 69

Sustainable Food Trust

JULY 26, 2023

About once a month, I gulp when I pay £24 or thereabouts for my bird, which justifies its steep price tag because it is reared to the strictest legal ‘traditional’ and truly free-range standard, a slow-maturing variety fed on pasture and cereals, killed at 81 days. Farmed deer are still in the field for the best part of their lives.

Poultry 52

Poultry Agroecology Pasture Food 52