Touring A USDA-Inspected On-Farm Processing Facility - How Farms Are Treated Differently Based On Size (live Farm Tour) - Gunthorp Farms | #113

Touring A USDA-Inspected On-Farm Processing Facility - How Farms Are Treated Differently Based On Size (live Farm Tour) - Gunthorp Farms | #113

From The Regenaissance Podcast by The Regenaissance

April 1, 2026 · 1h 26m · Episode 113

About this episode

The episode features a tour of Gunthorp Farms, highlighting the differences in USDA inspection based on farm size and discussing various aspects of on-farm processing.

Gunthorp Farms is a 3rd generation pork and poultry operation in northern Indiana with on-farm USDA-inspected processing. This tour covers the full farm from farrowing paddocks to kill floor, smokehouse, and wastewater treatment. Watch alongside the full podcast episode for the full story. Key Topics Adaptive multi-paddock grazing in practice 50-paddock farrowing system and piglet management Building and running a USDA-inspected on-farm processing facility USDA enforcement: how small and large plants are treated differently Constructed wetland wastewater treatment What You'll Learn How paddock size and recovery time shift by season What to ask when you visit a pig farm What it costs to build on-farm processing and where permitting breaks down How HACCP regulation actually gives small plants flexibility if you understand it Why scale changes food safety risk in ways inspection policy doesn't reflect Connect w Greg & Gunthorp Farms Website X Instagram Linkedin Full podcast interview Follow the tour on YouTube Timestamps 00:00:00 Adaptive multi-paddock grazing explained 00:03:00 Pig health, thermoregulation, and antibiotic-free management 00:05:00 What consumers should ask when…

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