Extension
It Starts With Us
Contributed.
with Local Stakeholders.
of Multistate Efforts.
of Volunteers Engaged.
Number of beginning farmers who implemented pastured poultry fencing and mobile housing |
236 |
Number of potential or beginning producers who gained awareness about the National Poultry Improvement program (NPIP) |
208 |
Number of producers who increased their knowledge on poultry health and nutrition |
92162 |
Number of people who increased their knowledge and understanding of pastured poultry for small and limited resource farmers |
546 |
Backyard poultry rearing is increasing in popularity for a variety of factors. Egg prices being at an all-time high are one contributing factor. Beginning in early 2022, the United States began facing the largest bird flu outbreak in the nations history. The highly transmissible and fatal strain of avian influenza decimated chicken populations and subsequently decreased the amount of eggs available to consumers. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average retail cost of a dozen e...
