Rising Locust Farm started a few years ago when Frank and Kay Rhodes bought 40 acres of land in Mount Joy Township. Her parents, Harrison and Amy Koser, later moved to the farm. Then their two sons, ...

Holding the chicken by its wings, Riley Starks lifts the Rhode Island Red from its crate, confidently inverts the hen, places it between his thighs and slits its jugular with a thin blade. Not a ...

Micro-farmer and master food preserver Jollen Gibbs recently led a hands-on poultry processing and butchering workshop with birds raised on her La Habra Heights ranch, Barley's Farm . She taught how ...

Robotics, virtual reality and artificial intelligence could be game changers for poultry processors following promising results in research to integrate those technologies, according to Jeyam Subbiah, ...

For those who have butchered chickens before and know what you’re doing, this article is not for you. This is for the first timer’s, like me. Saturday dawned a little cool, but sunny. I knew what ...

The meat and poultry sector is rapidly adopting automation, AI, and sustainable practices to address labor shortages, improve efficiency, and meet evolving consumer demands. Innovations include ...

ANNA — The University of Illinois Extension is excited to offer a hands-on, two-day workshop designed for anyone interested in learning the skills and techniques of butchering chickens. As part of the ...

Danforth, a butcher and professional butchering instructor, has created a stunning book, in both senses of the term. With precise lessons on how to stun, and then dispatch and dissect, chickens, ...

Aspiring homesteaders and others interested in learning about home butchering and processing their own poultry can participate in a Penn State Extension webinar on the subject Aug. 14. “Living on a ...