New farmers who wish to enter the commercial broiler industry by buying or building a new broiler farm face certain challenges and must make numerous decisions. The New Farmer’s Guide to the Commercial Broiler Industry is a five-part series that explores the different aspects of the business: farm types and their estimated business returns; commercial poultry husbandry and biosecurity basics; purchasing an existing farm; building a new farm; and business and financing. The series includes practical information enhanced by charts, graphs, and images.

• Farm Types & Estimated Business Returns
• Poultry Husbandry & Biosecurity Basics
• Purchasing an Existing Farm
• Building a New Farm
• Business & Financing

Dennis Brothers, Associate Extension Professor, Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Auburn University

New October 2022, New Farmer’s Guide to the Commercial Broiler Industry