Producer Plus Membership in APPPA brings you:
* Access to producers, products and current & archived information on pasturing poultry
* Admission to our annual meeting with workshops on the latest information on pastured poultry issues
* Support of member field days and event information tables
* Subscription to GRIT!, our newsletter that is published six times per year. GRIT! contains up-to-date information on current activities in the pastured poultry industry.
* Listing on the APPPA network listing and producer web page (members must let us know they want to be listed- so if you join send us a note if you'd like to be on the page!)
* Membership in our Producer Plus list-serve, currently with over 300 experienced pastured poultry producers sharing their ideas and innovations
* Access to the APPPA Producer Plus website, where you can download back issues of our newsletter, pastured poultry sales brochures and detailed nutrition information (or we can send you copies!).
* Additional web based services will be continually added to the Producer Plus membership as they are made available on the APPPA website.

The Producer Plus membership is available for $60 per year.

Writers and farmers with something to share can submit articles to editor@apppa.org. The tabel below shows the 2012 publishing schedule.

Story Ideas

If you want to write, but you're unsure what to write about, here are some topic ideas:

• Anything duck, goose, or gamebird related. Brooding, raising, processing, marketing, and breed selection are great topics. 
• Producer profiles. These are case studies on a successful farmer's pastured poultry operations.
• News write ups and event listings. 
• Research and experiments. Tell us what you learned.
• Pen design. 
• Nutrition and health topics. 
• Organic production and processing. 

The list could go on forever. Remember. We all have something to share. We're all teachers. So step up and help your fellow producers improve and be successful. Email editor@apppa.org today. 

APPPA offers online member signup and renewal using the secure PayPal system. Click on the membership level you want for more information and to subscribe. 

Join by Mail

Print out a membership form and mail it with a check or money order made out to "APPPA" at:

APPPA
PO Box 85
Hughesville, PA 17737

New APPPA Book Presents the Best of the Best

The best APPPA Grit! articles from the last ten years have been gathered under one cover. Raising Poultry on Pasture: Ten Years of Success has over 130 illustrated articles. It's divided into fourteen chapters and is fully indexed for ease of reference. The enormous range of viewpoints and techniques, not to mention the APPPA spirit of starry-eyed pragmatism, make this book unlike any other.

Raising Poultry on Pasture was compiled by APPPA board member and former APPPA Coordinator Jody Padgham.

The material in the book goes all the way back to the earliest days of APPPA Grit in January 1997; the newest material is from the summer of 2005. Anyone with even a mild interest in outdoor poultry will find this book indispensable. Readers with half a dozen hens in their backyard will find the book as useful as those with commercial operations. The practical aspects of keeping poultry outdoors simply aren't covered anywhere else. Broilers get the most attention in the book, but egg production has an entire chapter to itself, and another chapter covers turkeys, ducks, and geese.


How to Order

You can order the book directly from APPPA, through online booksellers like Amazon.com, or by special order through your local bookstore. Re-sellers, and those wishing to order 4 or more copies, please contact APPPA for details.


Ordering From APPPA Online

If you have Internet access and a PayPal account, you can order here. If you are outside the US, please email grit@apppa.org for a shipping estimate before ordering.

Non-Members: $39.95 + Shipping

Members: $34.95 + Shipping

With New Membership or Renewal: $29.95 + Shipping (You also need to go to our membership page and pay for your membership)

Ordering From APPPA By Mail

To order by mail, send a check or money order to:

APPPA
PO Box 85
Hughesville, PA 17737-0085


Pricing

Retail Price:     
$39.95 + Shipping

APPPA Member Price:
$34.95 + Shipping

If Ordered With a Renewal or New Subscription:
$29.95 + Shipping

Shipping (per book)

U.S. Media Mail - $4.50

Global Priority Mail - $12.00


Table of Contents

Introduction
1. Overview of Pastured Poultry
2. Brooding
3. Pastured Poultry Genetics
4. Shelter Designs
5. Day-Range Systems
6. Equipment
7. Eggs on Pasture
8. Turkeys, Ducks and Other Poultry
9. Poultry Nutrition and Health
10. Processing
11. Marketing
12. Record-Keeping and Insurance
13. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
14. Resources
Index

2012

• Issue 67 - January/February 2012. Terrell Spencer Profile, Build Ohio Brooder, DIY Range Feeders, Poultry Autopsy, It's Tax Time.
  

2011

• Issue 66 - November/December 2011. Rob Fix Profile, Green Muscle Disease, Small-Scale Poultry Flock Book Review, Poultry Transport Systems, Mold and Toxins in Feed.
  
• Issue 65 - September/October 2011. Hermann Weber Profile, Egg Washing Tips, Game Birds: An Opportunity.
  
• Issue 64 - July/August 2011. Theo Morrisson Profile, Raw Dog Food, Necrotic Enteritis, Mite and Lice Treatments, Lemon Button Chicken Recipe, 2011 Member Directory Addendum.
  
• Issue 63 - May/June 2011. Tom Arnold profile, Common Illnesses, intern at Reiff's, Poor Egg Pigmentation, Young Farmer's Coalition, 2011 APPP Member Directory.
• Issue 62 - March/April 2011.YaSin Muhaimin  Profile, Processing Equipment Overview, Build a PVC Drinker, Google Places Tutorial, Wine and Dine Your Chickens.
• Issue 61 - January-February 2011. Mark Baker Profile, Aerial Predator-Proof Pen, Multi Species Feed Formula, Enerprise Analysis

2010

• Issue 60 - November- December 2010. Tom Wadson Profile, Balckhead in trukeys, Soy-Free heritage Broilers,
• Issue 59 - September- October 2010. Dreamfarm, Jondle Memorial, Alternative Feeds, Alternative Breeds Research, Dealing with Inspectors.
• Issue 58 - July- August 2010 . True Grit, Lice, Feed Facts, On-Farm Processing, Feed Research.
• Issue 57 - May-June 2010. Member Survey, Egg Nutrients, Poultry COmparison, Developing a Market, Attracting Customers.
  
• Issue 56 - March-April 2010. Oaks of Mamre, Feed Worms, 2010 Member Network.
• Issue 55 - Jan- Feb 2010. Kosher Processing, Build a Cold Box, Member Survey, Board Election

2009

• Issue 54 - Nov-Dec 2009. Field Day, Multi-Species Stacking, Excess Males, Building Local
• Issue 53 - Fall 2009. Tom Delehanty, End of Year Tips, Weeder Geese, Egg CSA, Turkeys, Poultry Research
• Issue 52 - Early Summer 2009. Harley Stoltes interview, Peat Moss, Evaluating Feed cost, Marans Chickens, Straight Run Chicks
• Issue 51 - Spring 2009, Hatchery Update, Grassway Farms, Guard Dogs, Geese, Poultry Feeders, Green Fodder, Soy-Free Rations
• Issue 50.5 - Special winter issue, Deer Creek Farm, Planning for Peepers, Pricing Myths, Consider Hens

2008

• Issue 50 - Fall 2008. Egg Nutrition, Lessons Learned, Member Directory
• Issue 49 - Winter, 2007-08. Ducks.

2007

• Issue 48 - Fall, 2007. Walk-in Broiler Cage.
• Issue 47 - Summer, 2007. Wishingstone Farm.
• Issue 46 - Spring, 2007. the Poultry Archeologist Looks at Grain.
• Issue 45 - Winter, 2006-07. Home Pickin's Farm.

2006

• Issue 44 - Fall, 2006. Alternatives to the Cornish Cross.
• Issue 43 - Summer, 2006. Marketing, Naked-Neck Chickens, Egg Delivery.
• Issue 42 - Spring, 2006. Feed.
• Issue 41 - (Missing.)
• Issue 40 - Winter, 2006. Fencing, Watering.

2005
- Issue 39 - Late Fall, 2005.Winter Hen Care, Avian Flu.
- Issue 38 - Fall, 2005. Pastured Egg Nutrition, Polyface Farm Field Day, Artificial Lighting.
- Issue 37 - Summer, 2005. Marketing, No-Soy Feed, Coccidiosis.
- Issue 36 - Late Spring, 2005. Heritage Turkeys, Egg Cleaning, Poultry 101.
- Issue 35 - March-April, 2005. Processing Equipment, Hatcheries.
- Issue 34 - (Missing.)
- Issue 33 - Fall, 2004. Annual Meeting/Souther SAWG Conference, Planning, Insurance.
- Issue 32 - Summer, 2004. Cut-Up Broilers, Slow Food.
- Issue 31 - Early Summer, 2004. Web Pages For Your Farm, Processing Equipment, Predators, Almost Organic.
- Issue 30 - Spring, 2004. Geese, Ducks, Pheasant, Brooding Basics.
- Issue 29 - Winter, 2004. Pen Designs, Profitability, Broiler Breeds.
- Issue 28 - Early Winter, 2003. Record Keeping, Reefer Madness.
- Issue 27 - Fall 2003
- Issue 26 - Late Summer 2003.
- Issue 25 - Summer 2003.
- Issue 24 - Spring 2003.
- Issue 23 - Winter 2003.
- Issue 22 - Fall 2002.
- Issue 21 - Summer 2002.
- Issue 20 - Late Spring 2002. Coulimore Profile, WA
- Issue 19 - Spring 2002. Dan Bennett Profile
- Issue 18 - Winter 2002.
- Issue 17 - Fall 2001. Lessons from a French System.
- Issue 16 - Summerl 2001.
- Issue 15 - Winter 2001. Summary of Range Production Systems
- Issue 14 - Fall 2000. Winter Ration Resources
- Issue 13 - Summer 2000. Alternative Poultry Production in France
- Issue 12 - Spring 2000. Zero Mortality
- Issue 11 - Winter 2000. Nutritional Analysis of Pastured Poultry Products
- Issue 10 - Fall 1999. Pastured Peepers Symposium
- Issue 9 - Summer 1999.
- Issue 8 - Spring 1999. Mobile Processing Units
- Issue 7 - Winter 1999. Creative Pen Designs
- Issue 6 - Fall 1998. Hoophouses
- Issue 5 - Summer 1998. Marketing Magic: Pastured Eggs
- Issue 4 - Spring/Summer 1998. The Biological Integrity of Pastured Poultry
- Issue 3 - Fall/Winter 1997. What About Eggs?
- Issue 2 - Summer 1997. On-Farm Research and Snake Oil
- Issue 1 - January 1997. A Vision for APPPA

• APPPA Grit Back Issues
• Producer Plus Discussion Group
  
• Pasture Raised Poultry Nutrition by Jeff Mattocks, Poultry and Livestock Nutritionist
• Marketing Brochure Template

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