About this episode

Joe Koopsen shares his journey of scaling a profitable pastured poultry farm from backyard chickens to a multi-state enterprise.

From backyard chickens to profitable pastured poultry: Join us as Joe shares his journey scaling a thriving broiler chicken operation. Discover the financial realities of farming at scale, innovative wholesale strategies, and how his Michigan farm evolved from just 3 chicks to a multi-state pastured poultry enterprise generating sustainable income while maintaining regenerative practices. https://www.joesfarm.us/ https://apppa.org/ https://farmmarketingsolutions.com/growingfarmspodcast/

People in this episode

Host: John Suscovich

Guest: Joe Koopsen

Topics covered

• pastured poultry
• farming
• sustainable income
• wholesale strategies
• regenerative practices

Keywords

• pastured poultry
• broiler chicken
• farming at scale
• sustainable practices
• wholesale strategies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Michigan farm, APPP, Farm Marketing Solutions, Growing Farms Podcast

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