3 Ways Early Life Experiences Help Prepare Hens for Adulthood If you’ve ever had the pleasure of being a dog parent you know how important early life experiences are for…
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What do laying hens do all day? Research has shown that hens living in a more naturalistic environment were observed to spend up to 75% of daylight hours foraging –…
Fall is officially upon us. For me, the start of the fall season is marked by the local agricultural fairs, students back at school, changing colors of the leaves, earlier…
Have you ever seen something out in the pastures amongst a flock of sheep and think to yourself, “That’s a funny looking sheep!”? It might have been a livestock protection dog!
Ever wonder what it takes to raise a turkey? G.A.P.’s standards cover all aspects of farm and flock management, including making sure that young stock are well looked after. Our…
A few months ago, we wrote about the #polarvortex. Now, we are in the midst of the dog days of summer, and staying cool is what’s on most of our…
“Pig” of the Litter If you’ve been following the #GAPFarmLife blog series, you would have learned that for a turkey farmer, ‘litter’ means ‘bedding’. But for a pig farmer, the…
The term “litter” is literally littered throughout GAP’s turkey standards – but what is litter and why is it so important? In poultry farming, when you…
I don’t know if it’s the same where you are, but my goodness, has the weather been crazy the last few weeks! With all the snow, rain, ice, and cold…
Ever wonder what a real G.A.P.-certified farm looks like? Depending on where the information comes from, farming is painted in either an exceptionally negative or exceptionally positive light. You’ve probably…
