MSU Extension Beginning Farmer

Poultry

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  Compost handling in agriculture systems: Appropriate storage options

  Published on February 8, 2022
  Part three of a six-part series on compost utilization and management on farms.

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  Compost handling in agriculture systems: Disease-suppressing and growth-promoting composts

  Published on January 14, 2022
  Part two of a six-part series on compost utilization and management on farms.

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  Compost handling in agriculture systems: How is compost made?

  Published on January 12, 2022
  Part one of a six-part series on compost utilization and management on farms.

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  Beginning farmers, We’ve got news for you!

  Published on June 11, 2021
  New and beginning farmers can sign up to receive a new monthly newsletter catered to their needs.

• Small Farm Meat Chicken Production

  Getting started with understanding the production of small farm meat chicken.

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  Am I up to the physical labor of starting a new farming business?

  Published on December 20, 2018
  Many farms are equipped with up-to-date, labor saving machines and equipment, but many tasks on smaller, start-up farms require a great deal of physical effort.

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  2018 Beginning Farmer Webinar Series recordings now available online

  Published on July 12, 2018
  Fifteen new MSU Extension Beginning Farmer Webinars are now posted and available for free viewing.

• New recorded programs available on MSU Extension Beginning Farmer website

  Published on July 14, 2017
  For those interested in new farm enterprises, these recorded presentations by MSU Extension educators and other experts offer a free, online opportunity to learn about the basics.

• Producing and Selling Eggs

  A presentation on producing and selling eggs.

• Animal Based Enterprises

  Getting started with animal-based enterprises (U.P. specific).

• Basics to Poultry Farming

  Getting started with poultry farming.

• Livestock and poultry presentations for beginning farmers archived

  Published on December 16, 2015
  Presentations on a wide variety of livestock production topics for people new to agriculture are online and free for viewing.

• Resources for veteran careers in agriculture

  Published on December 8, 2015
  Educational resources providing valuable information to veterans seeking agriculture-based careers are now available.

• Dependable information for beginning farmers – where can it be found?

  Published on December 30, 2013
  Research-based information sources are a good place to start.

• Grant funding for growers -- Part II

  Published on March 16, 2013
  While not plentiful, grant opportunities for growers do exist. Here is a brief list of grants offered to Michigan growers.