How good is my pasture?
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Pastures are measured in different ways. See how your pastures stack up against this grading system…
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$24,000 Chicken CSA in Year One
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A look back to 2013 when I was first starting my Chicken CSA. A chicken every week for 20 weeks. Read on to hear more of the details.
Read MoreWhen is the best time to mow for chickens?
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This guide reveals how proper grass height and mowing timing can significantly improve chicken health and reduce feed costs.
Learn to synchronize grass growth with your flock's needs, creating an ideal environment that boosts both bird happiness and farm productivity.
Read MoreThe Ideal Grass Height For Chickens
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Unlock the secret to happier chickens and a healthier bottom line! Discover how understanding your flock's foraging preferences can slash your feed bill and boost your soil's organic matter.
We've cracked the code on perfect chicken pastures - and it's not about buying fancy seeds. Learn the simple management tricks that'll have your chickens pecking with joy and your wallet sighing with relief. Ready to turn your farm into a chicken paradise?
Read More$50,000 A Year Farming
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How many chickens would you need to raise in order to earn $50,000 a year from your farm? If that’s the magic number that is going to get you on the farm full time, how do you find it? Once you have it, how do you verify it?
Read MoreGrowing Your Farm or Homestead Community with Photography
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Why don’t your customers care about your farm or homestead as much as you do? Don’t you wish they could see the magic that you do every day when you’re doing your chores? In this blog post we explore the benefits of nature and the unfair advantage you have of radical transparency.
Read More6 things you NEED to raise broiler chickens on PASTURE
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Raising broiler chickens for meat SHOULD be simple, fun, and delicious. There are only a few core principles you need to consider when raising your birds. This blog post will lay out the 6 fundamentals for successful pastured poultry farming. These principles work for meat chickens and egg layers. #6 is going to have you shaking your head!
Read MoreFarm Budgets
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You’re stuck on the side of the interstate, steam pouring from the hood of your truck - and you’ve got a trailer full of chickens, which are now sitting in the sun. You knew the truck’s radiator had issues, but you didn’t think it needed fixing just yet. Now, instead of a $1,200 repair, you’re in serious trouble. How did you get here? Was it simply that one decision about when to fix the radiator, or was there more to it?
Read MoreFarm as a Business
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Today’s Episode will discuss the one rule that governs every decision made on a farm, and will also point you to other material which will help you start your farm business.
Read MoreHow To Start A Farm in 6 Steps (with photos)
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The methods are many, the principles are few. You can start any type of farm you want, but will you be happy? In this blog post we break down the core fundamentals of starting a farm business. It doesn’t matter if you raise chickens, cows, vegetables, bees, or fruit. These core principles will apply, and this blog post will help get you there.
Read MoreHow To Make Money With Chicken Tractors
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In this blog post, we are going to talk about how raising broiler chickens on pasture benefits your customers, and how you can market those benefits to sell more product and grow your business.
Read MoreHow To Discover NEW Farm Business Ideas
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To help you achieve your social, environmental, and financial goals, I have a special collaboration to share with you that I did with my friend and mentor Troy Bishop, The Grass Whisperer.
In this video series Troy and I will explore the beginning relationship between a farmer and a Conservation Professional, and the new farm business ideas that come from that relationship.
Read MoreHow To Raise Pigs in 2022 - February Update
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A podcast, two videos, and half-a-dozen pictures about raising pigs on my farm in 2022. I bring on a guest speaker for the podcast to discuss how to raise pigs, what pigs to raise, where to get them processed, and what to do when tragedy strikes…
Read More4 Farm Instagram Accounts To Follow in 2022
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In this farm podcast episode, you will:
get an overview of Instagram best practices
learn my strategy for Instagram
learn how to get over writers block
I see social media as a necessary evil. It can be a great tool, but use with caution, and go into this relationship with realistic expectations. We talk about those realities in this episode of the Growing Farms Podcast.
Read MoreFarm Brewery Update - January 2022
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In this farm podcast episode I give you some perspective on how my farm brewery business looks and functions. We are all on different paths, and I share these monthly updates to give more depth behind the farming and business advice that I share in the other content that I produce.
Read MoreFrom Furloughed Employee to Pastured-Poultry Farmer
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Eleven generations have been on Ryan Valley Farm, which almost went under. Now this generation is taking a new approach and bringing grass-fed animals back to the land. Their story is a good one, but they’re not alone…
Read MoreJohn's Backstory - Part One: Inception
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I’m John Suscovich—farmer, entrepreneur, business owner, author, YouTuber, husband, and father to two beautiful girls. Ten years ago, I was living in New York City, working as a technician for a major television show. Then I took a life-changing, year-long, 6,000-mile road trip around North America – by bicycle – to discover how and why people farm. And now I run a farm brewery in rural northwest Connecticut.
It wasn’t easy for me to leave my first career in order to pursue agriculture, but I was deeply motivated to have a hand in the production of the food I eat: I figured, if we are what we eat, what we eat should be pretty good.
Read MoreJohn's Backstory - Part Two: Starting My Farm
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My start in farming wasn’t easy. Through hard work, persistence, a little bit of luck, and a lot of sweat equity, I finally got my own operation up and running. I was fulfilling my dream of growing and providing healthy food for my community, while living life on my own terms.
Read MoreJohn's Backstory - Part Three: Startup Struggles
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Once I got my farm operation underway, I discovered that, while I had a whole lot of enthusiasm, I lacked clear direction. As I navigated the growing pains of a startup farm, I failed a lot more than I succeeded. But through those failures, I learned many valuable lessons which have shaped me into the successful farmer I am today.
Read MoreJohn's Backstory - Part Four: Finding Balance
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I’m now 10 years into my farming career, and I’ve finally hit my stride. I live a balanced, intentional life where I am in control of my own destiny, I get to spend time with my family every day, and I am part of a larger purpose - promoting the health of the soil, people, and planet.
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