Enhancing Feasibility for Range Poultry Expansion

Project Overview

LS99-105
Project Type: Research and Education
Funds awarded in 1999: $175,740.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2003
Region: Southern
State: Kentucky
Principal Investigator:
Steven Muntz
Heifer International

Annual Reports

Commodities

  • Agronomic: grass (misc. perennial), hay
  • Animals: poultry

Practices

  • Animal Production: feed/forage, housing, feed formulation, feed rations, free-range, manure management, pasture fertility
  • Crop Production: nutrient cycling
  • Education and Training: technical assistance, demonstration, extension, farmer to farmer
  • Farm Business Management: new enterprise development, cooperatives, marketing management, feasibility study
  • Sustainable Communities: new business opportunities
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