Chicken Check In brought a virtual reality chicken farm (and hatchery and processing plant) to The Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo (FNCE). Find out what we learned....
This National Farmer’s Day, we’d like to spotlight chicken farmers. Chicken farmers work everyday to produce wholesome and healthy chicken for you and your family. ...
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Tim and Deena raise broiler chickens on their family farm. They raise about 675,000 chickens per year. Not only are they successful chicken farmers, but they are also Kentucky’s two-time Family Farm Environmental Excellence award winners....
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety & Inspection Service (FSIS) places federal inspectors in every chicken processing plant to monitor the processing line to ensure all chicken is safe and meets USDA and FDA standards. Chicken consistently has the safest record of...
Deena and Tim are committed to running a chicken farm that reflects their passion for environmental responsibility. Their sustainable chicken farm implements state of the art technology to ensure resources are optimized and chickens receive the best care. ...
We developed an interactive 360° Virtual Reality (VR) Tour that transports you straight to the hatchery, farm, and processing plant. ...
For about 95% of chicken farmers in the United States, farming is a family business. That family tradition holds true for Jenell Eck and her family. ...
When they aren’t busy tending to their chickens, row crops and family, the King’s make every effort to further improve the efficiency of their farm, thereby reducing their impact on the planet. ...
Jenny is passionate about environmental sustainability on her chicken farm. For Jenny, sustainability is a continuous process open for innovation and improvement....