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Poultry can be a great enterprise to add into a diverse farm operation and, if managed well, can be a great farm focus. The following pages review some of the basic information necessary for producing and marketing poultry and poultry products.

Understanding that your agricultural operation is a business will help you to run it with long-term sustainability in mind. To really do this well, you need to create a farm business plan. This document is vital for developing and shaping your operation.

Planning for drought is essential - an effective drought plan allows a ranch business to bounce back more quickly once the rain comes! Good planning can minimize the economic and financial impacts of drought and protect the long-term productivity of the land.

For rangeland and pasture based livestock operations, drought impacts land resources by reducing the amount of forage produced and the amount of stock water available.

Managing through a drought requires managing resource demand (forage and stock water) and resource demand (stocking rates). Here are some strategies for adjusting stocking rates to reduce resource demand.

Reducing herd size has short-term and long-term economic and financial consequences.

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Turkeys can be a great addition to a poultry farm. A flock can be produced over the course of one season and the income generated from holiday turkey sales can be a great, end of year perk. There is also a certain amount of risk to consider in the production of turkeys.

There is a growing market for pasture raised pork. With saavy marketing highlighting the outdoor system you are employing, the breed of hog you raise, and the effect both have on the flavor of the meat, you can create a niche market for your product.

Multi-Species Academy Binder Chapter 4 - Livestock Behavior and Handling Bud Williams Stockmanship Notes The list below can be found as pdf files at http://extension.usu.edu/behave/. This is the direct link for the fax sheets listed below: https://extension.usu.