Rodale Insitute Organic Hog Facility
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- The Rodale Institute Organic Hog Facility opened in 2015 as a scalable model for farmers who want to begin similar pastured pork projects. In this innovative facility, we demonstrate how to increase hog production quantity while reducing labor and still maintaining a high quality of life for the animal.
Our hogs have 24/7 access to the large outdoor pastures through openings on the sides of each stall. Outside are eight acres of land, half of which is marginal, that is planted with crops like peas, oats, and grasses so hogs can forage for a diverse diet. Planting seed reduces the amount of grain we feed the hogs, so feed cost is kept low.
All of our hogs are heritage breeds, or traditional livestock breeds whose descent can be tracked to their forefathers. These historic breeds were once raised on farms and have, over time, developed qualities very different from hogs found in modern industrial agriculture. Traits include a unique ability to thrive on pasture, forage, resist certain diseases and parasites, and mate naturally. Unfortunately, these important breeds are now in decline.
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I wish all farms were like this.... the scene with the piggy rolling in the mud was beautiful
i love all the butterflies doing their part!
Excellent video. Going to have to watch it again.I'm 55 and hoping to be living on my farm in a few years raising organic pork,beef ,lamb and poultry if there is a market for it. And I need decent facilities because I'm not in the shape for much walking anymore.I've heard that up in the northwestern usa and canada they use some kind of peas to substitute for soybean meal and since i wont be big enough to afford a roaster or extruder being able to grow and feed a pig usable protein .
Good luck Tim, I'm 51 and quit my job, this will be my first year at the farmers market in Tulsa, I'll have chicken, eggs , vegetables, and hopefully pork later this season. Also my arthritis is almost gone due to more activity and just a better lifestyle. Good luck to you, your not alone.
+Okie Farmer Glad thingas are working out for you. Hope everything goes good at the farmers market. The one I went to the market manager was a drunk and would try to tell me my business. lol
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I had red wattles great pigs, now on AGH. All have been good on pasture, but they hate fescue and I have a ton of it. They love crabgrass!!! so great for the summer time.
Pig form
What kind grass stuff you plant your hog to eat. Got clay spot in my crop grow good. Thank sow some kind oats or wheat for them to eat
Hello very interesting video. , what state r u in ? The reason I am asking is because of winter and your water system. Also how many pigs can u handle , who makes your building ? Any info would be appreciated , todd Newfane NY
I'm looking to start a organic hog farm in 2019-2020 on 10 acres of land. Can you give a ball park figure with respect to start up cost. Additionally, do you provide consultation/support to implement your reputable system?
Hi, is there a particular grass that the pigs graze on or any type of grass? I’m starting a pig farm and would like to get more information on how to keep them.
What are all the forages you plant?
doesnt work in the winter if it gets cold...
You keep the pigs on the move across the land.
why can't ya plant a wide assortment of root crop seeds in each plots, rotating the hogs through the planted plots. sugar beets, rutabagas, beets, etc, peanuts, potatoes, sweet potatoes etc.
It's just not reasonable to grow crop and rotate them. The pigs eat way too much and it's unsustainable to grow organic crops for the farm they live on. It would need to be giant, you would also need a subtropical climate to grow peanuts and sweet potatoes year round. Also Raw potatoes are poisonous.
connorwestgate 5 acres of sugar beets yield is 200 tons. I agree with your methods of pasture raising pigs. Healthier for sure.
thats all well and good but 200 tons of beets and not much else is not a good diet for pigs. a grass/weed/bug forage diet supplemented with some beets is much better. which is why people do it. people have been raising pork for over 10 thousand years. the systems in place are there for a reason
You are so cute sir I like your farm
If you don't set aside the land to grow fodder where the pigs are, you just have to pay to buy it in, either way, it will cost you something. At one time every farm was a sustenance farm firstly, pigs were raised on almost every farm and buying in fodder wasn't an option. I guess a better answer to J Merrit's question would be how much land does one have ot set aside to grow the food that feed a sow and 20 piglets? How much for hay, how much for peas, how much for roots, and so on? I would be interested in the answer to that question.
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Awas not knowing that pigs eat pasture
Yes in the 1950s a similar system to this one was widespread.
Ha ha .they come when u call .
These sweet creatures have the same awful fate - a torturous death in gas chambers. Shame on you for omitting this gruesome reality.
You have no idea what you are talking about
@@rossduffield5515 what do you mean?