2.35 Billion Chickens Are Raised This Way By European Farmers - Chicken Farming #

Introduction hello my friends on the Green Fields chickens stride leisurely they freely run forid and sunbath this is a familiar scene of freerange chicken farms in Europe in today's video we'll visit these Farms to see how millions of freerange chickens are raised poultry is the second most produced and consumed meat in the European Union after pork in particular it is estimated that about 90% of chickens for meat are raised in housing systems like this in the EU chickens drink water from the tap eat food on a chain and just stand in place and enjoy everything but unfortunately chickens raised this way are not as happy as we think you see the cramped space and not being able to move freely can easily cause chickens to become stressed although factory farms can control diseases at a very high level they cannot however deny the fact that chickens are kept in poor conditions and suffer from heart skin lung and Bone problems to improve the living environment for livestock and provide quality chicken meat Free Range Farming to the market some Farmers have chosen to grow raise chickens in natural environments the freerange method allows chickens to have at least a few hours a day to engage in their natural behaviors instead of being locked up in a coupe 24/7 this is considered a bright spot in the livestock industry in European countries he is spreading straw to help keep the chicks warm they will be cared for in the cage for about the first 2 weeks of life this helps to ensure the health of the chickens before they are transferred to the outdoor freerange period forget the industrial chickens being kept in cramped cages at this Farm in Spain you can see pictures of Freer range chickens that look like birds roaming the grasslands and enjoying a happy Natural Life farmers will cover the are area where Freer range chickens operate with a layer of fences while grazing they will stand nearby to observe and protect the chickens from predators such as feral cats or coyotes in case farmers are busy with other work on the farm the task of protecting freerange chickens will fall to hurting dogs in addition to the main foods of rice corn and synthetic brand freerange chickens or will eat anything they find while digging mostly grass and insects in the soil this also contributes to reducing food costs for Farmers they can spend that money on other jobs on the farm however not all free range chickens had the ability to find good food in the natural environment therefore sometimes farmers will provide pelleted synthetic feed right on the pasture like this for the freerange chickens to supplement their energy one of the reasons why freerange chickens are popular is because they get a lot of exercise their meat is firm delicious and low in fat not only that when free range chickens are exposed to sunlight it helps to produce vitamin D and reduces the risk of common diseases in poultry there is no general rule for raising Freer range chickens each farmer will have different methods depending on the economic and environmental conditions of their Farms Farmers with more than 7 years of experience said that to achieve high efficiency it is necessary to pay attention to climate control besides reducing stocking density throughout the entire production process can also limit negative impacts on productivity let's visit a freerange chicken farm in England every day these freerange Free Range Chicken Farm chickens spend onethird of their time on the grasslands farmers will gather them into barns in the afternoon or during bad weather sustainable livestock farming is what freerange chicken farmers in Europe aim for therefore in order for freerange chickens to have a living environment close to Nature farmers will take advantage of land with naturally growing grass like this besides preparing a spacious area of land having a clean water source and safe Chicken Barns food are essential farmers can also build simple barns for chickens to shelter when needed a barn model that can be easily moved and open and clothes like this is the optimal choice you may not this chicken manure has the ability to help keep the soil healthy but soil receiving large amounts of chicken manure over a long period of time is a different story this can cause soil pollution therefore Farmers need to move the C to another area so that the chickens can access new food sources and give the soil in the old location time to recover for fixed bar models like this some Farmers choose to install cameras in their Barn to be able to observe the conditions of the chickens extensively when abnormal signs are detected the chickens will be taken to a health care facility immediately the freerange chicken Market is competitive and food safety criteria are very strict therefore raising chickens not only requires patience and hard work but Farmers also have to be creative to develop some farmers will take advantage of spoiled agricultural products on the farm such as ruffage for free range chickens this both avoids wasting agricultural products and helps the chickens to have more different food sources for egg laying chickens the average raising period is 18 to 20 weeks and they Egg Laying can lay eggs for about 2 to 3 years there is an estimated 430 million egg laning chickens raised across the EU and they produce nearly 7.5 million tons of eggs each year at the farm in eastern France home to about 1,400 Freer range chickens every morning farmers will visit the barn and start collecting eggs after checking the quality these eggs will be taken to Food Markets and restaurants in the area most breeders find that bro chicken breeds have a relatively quick growth process with an average rearing time of 35 to 50 days when freerange chickens reach a weight of 5 to 7 lb they are sent to the slaughter plant here they are slaughtered using the throat cutting method to ensure the chickens die quick quickly and without pain after cleaning the hair and removing the internal organs workers will process to separate the meat bones and skin finally freerange chickens are packaged and stored in cold conditions to ensure quality we have just finished our journey to European livestock Farms here we can see that properly implementing the pro process of raising freerange chickens will help improve productivity and economic efficiency while ensuring product quality for the consumer Market hello my friends Iowa is a Midwestern state in the United States with an area of about 35.8 Iowa million Acres of that up to 31.3 million acres of land in in the state is used for agricultural production for many years now Iowa has always been one of the states with the highest agricultural Revenue in the country second only to California in 2021 the state's total agricultural sales is 26.4 billion less than half that of California according to USDA statistics as of mid 2022 there are about 85,000 active farms in Iowa and the average size of a farm in this state is about 345 Acres currently operations on farms in Iowa are mainly corn soybean oat raising pigs cattle and dairy production in addition agriculture in Iowa is also known for its large apple and cherry Farms every year tens of thousands of ranchers in Iowa provide full-time and part-time employment to approximately 801,000 workers and the state's agricultural Workforce accounts for about 4.5% of the population Pigs we're currently on a peak Farm in Washington County southwest Iowa it is home to 115 SS and each year about 2,000 piglets are born on this farm at this Farm hundreds of piglets will be exclusively breastfed for a month before they are fed other Foods in recent years Iowa has always been the state with the largest number of pigs in the country with about 24 million pigs they are distributed on 5,418 farms second on this list is Minnesota with about 8.7 million pigs when the piglets reach 5 weeks of age they will be fed the same feet as the the S and this will be maintained for about a month before they are separated for fattening these are hundreds of 3month old pigs on a farm in Hamilton County Eastern Iowa all these pigs have just been separated from the mother Pig and will begin to enter the fattening stage currently most pig farms in Iowa have a big population ranging from 300 to 5,000 heads large scale pig farms with a population of more than 5,000 make up only about 20% of the state's pig farms and Iowa Hog Farms pigs are considered eligible for Harvest once they reach 6 to 7 months of age and weigh between 150 and 190 l this is what happens when hundreds of pigs on this Farm are eligible for the meat Harvest all of them will be transported by a truck to the Pork Factory and this will be the last trip for these [Music] pigs according to statistics in 2021 in the United States there are about 2,780 pork production facilities in operation and each hour 116 pigs are slaughtered across the country every year the number of pigs slaughtered across the country is between 127 and 130 million heads in addition to Modern pig farms there are also dozens of free range pig farms in in Iowa however these are usually small scale pig farms and the number of pigs only fluctuates in the range of a few dozen goodbye pig farms we will now go to cattle farms in Iowa to see how the Cattle process of raising millions of cattle happens unlike the cattle herds in Texas or Nebraska most cattle in Iowa are raised on factory farms and rarely graay on large pastures in recent years most cattle in Iowa have been purchased from cattle ranchers in other states hundreds of these carves are preparing to be shipped to cattle ranchers in [Music] Iowa according to USDA statistics as of June 2022 there are about 19,000 acve cattle ranches in Iowa and the number of cattle in the state is about 3.85 million [Music] heads this is a cattle ranch in Ringold County Southern Iowa and all of the cattle here are raised for the purpose of harvesting meat every day the workers on this Farm will provide food and water for for the cattle instead of hurting them to the vast grasslands basically the meat quality of cattle raised in Barns will not be as high as that of cattle grazing on pasture according to statistics in 2021 the cattle industry in Iowa usually brings in about 177,000 jobs and the value that cattle brings to this state is about 4.1 billion [Music] this is a cattle ranch in Sue County south of Iowa here hundreds of cattle spend most of their lives living in Barns or concentrated enclosures they are only HED out into the pasture about twice a week and this period does not last more than 3 hours this is what happens when the cows are eligible for meat they are Shi to slaughter houses and end up here in 2021 approximately 895,000 beef cattle were slaughtered in Iowa and the state's beef production is approximately 667 million ranking 12th in the nation for beef production next we will go to the fields of Western artichokes Iowa to see how artichokes are cultivated and harvested June to August is usually a good time to start the process of growing Arch chokes in the fields of Iowa according to USDA statistics in 2021 there are five active artichoke farms in Iowa and the area of artichoke cultivation in this state is about 27 Acres accounting for 1% of the area planted with this plant in the country currently most artichoke varieties grown in the united states require about 160 to 180 days to be eligible for Harvest this is what happen in the artichoke fields in Iowa when the harvest season begins dozens of mate workers will cut down the artichoke Buds and deliver them to the site for packaging according to statistics in 2021 the production of artichokes in Iowa is about 189,000 meanwhile the production of artichokes harvested in the state of California amounted to 87 million accounting for 96% of the national [Music] production at some Farms thousands of anoke buds after being harvested we packed right in the field before being shipped to farmers markets in addition a large amount of artichokes will also be sent to factories to be processed into other products such as beverages or Pharmaceuticals when it comes to Iowa agriculture we can't help but mention arfeen the vast corn fields because this is considered a symbol of the agricultural industry in this state for about 20 years Iowa has always been the leading state in the country in corn production according to statistics in 2021 up to 13.3 million Acres of Farmland in Iowa is used to grow corn and the Harvest in this state is about 2.4 billion buels accounting for 16% of the national production not only famous for its vast corn fields Iowa is always mentioned when we talk about soybean production in the United States currently 10 million Acres of Farmland is used to grow soybeans in the state and the soybean yield in Iowa is 631 million bushels or 14% of the national production in recent years agricultural arfeen land in Iowa has always accounted for 855 to 87 % of the state's area and the state is second only to Nebraska in the percentage of land used for aggro cultural production arfeen