For help running, expanding, and improving your farm business, see our Farm Enterprise Management page
Flock Management
- UC Resources for backyard poultry, small-scale, and commercial production
- NCAT-ATTRA Poultry Resources page
- CDFA Avian Health Program
- Nutrition & Feed Guidelines (Heifer International)
- UCANR catalog of Poultry Resources
- UCCE Central Sierra Poultry Resources Page
- Pastured Poultry Summary (University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension)
Pasture Management
- UCANR catalog of Pasture & Range Resources
- Online Soil Survey
- Soil Biology Primer (NRCS)
- Watershed Management
- Managing Irrigated Pasture During Drought
- Dryland Pastures: Establishment & Management
- Annual Rangeland Forage Quality
- Pastured Poultry Nutrition & Forages (NCAT-ATTRA)
Meat
- On-Farm Poultry Processing Page
- CDFA Meat, Poultry & Egg Safety Branch
- NCAT-ATTRA Poultry Resources page
- Niche Meat Processors Assistance Network Poultry Resources page
- Establishing a USDA Poultry Processing Facility – Feasibility Study
- List of USDA-inspected meat and poultry facilities
- Break-Even Analysis of pastured broilers (University of Idaho Extension)
- 7-Year Analysis of Small-Scale Pastured Broiler Operation (Washington State Cooperative Extension)
Eggs
- Producing and Selling Eggs in Marin County
- California Shell Egg Safety Regulations Factsheet
- CDFA Egg Handlers Application Form
- CDFA Meat, Poultry & Egg Safety Branch
Sustainability
View our page on sustainable ag practices including getting certified Organic.
Grow Your Own
Backyard flock? Visit our page of resources for homesteaders and urban gardeners.