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Kentucky Farmers Get On-Farm Chicken Processing | Lexington News
Kentucky just unlocked a major win for small farmers with a new USDA waiver letting them process up to 1,000 chickens right on their own land starting July 8th—ending years of bottlenecks at distant processing plants and slashing costs, stress, and waste for farmers and their animals alike. Longtime advocate LeTicia Marshall highlights how this change levels the playing field for new and underrepresented farmers, while the Community Farm Alliance races to finalize training and rollout. After a decade in the works, this policy marks a turning point for Kentucky’s farming future. Support the…
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