Cow-A-Hen FarmCow-A-Hen Farm“We use Herbivores not Herbicides”“We use Herbivores not Herbicides”

““The Natural Way”The Natural Way”

Cow-A-Hen AcreageCow-A-Hen Acreage

Located in Located in Mifflinburg, PA in Mifflinburg, PA in Union CountyUnion County

100 Total Acres100 Total Acres 50 Acres Pastured50 Acres Pastured 50 Acres Certified 50 Acres Certified

Tree FarmTree Farm

Owner/OperatorOwner/Operator

Cow-A-Hen ProductionCow-A-Hen Production

Grass Fed Grass Fed LivestockLivestock Suckled VealSuckled Veal BeefBeef PorkPork ChickensChickens TurkeysTurkeys

Suckled VealSuckled Veal

Fed Milk Replacer or Fed Milk Replacer or Grafted to Milk Cows Grafted to Milk Cows

Free Choice PastureFree Choice Pasture Dairy Bull CalvesDairy Bull Calves Ideally Slaughtered Ideally Slaughtered

at 12 Weeksat 12 Weeks Meat Red not Meat Red not

Anemic WhiteAnemic White

““Beef It’s What’s for Dinner”Beef It’s What’s for Dinner”

Grass Fed Lean Grass Fed Lean BeefBeef

Dairy Bull CrossesDairy Bull Crosses Jersey X HolstienJersey X Holstien Jersey X HerefordJersey X Hereford

PorkPork

Buys FeedersBuys Feeders ““If you raise pigs If you raise pigs

on pasture ring on pasture ring their noses”their noses”

Breeds of PigsBreeds of Pigs YorkshireYorkshire BerkshireBerkshire

Broiler ChickensBroiler Chickens

Bought as laying Bought as laying pulletspullets

8 week growing 8 week growing seasonseason

Sold whole, freshly Sold whole, freshly slaughtered that slaughtered that morningmorning

Pasture raised in Pasture raised in chicken tractors with chicken tractors with supplementary grainsupplementary grain

TurkeysTurkeys

Bought as pulletsBought as pullets Raised for Raised for

Thanksgiving Thanksgiving ““After you’ve eaten After you’ve eaten

a bronze breasted a bronze breasted turkey you’ll never turkey you’ll never go back to go back to Butterball”Butterball”

Heritage BreedsHeritage Breeds Bourbon Reds Bourbon Reds

MarketingMarketing“Sell it before you grow it”“Sell it before you grow it”

““I sell what my I sell what my customers want, my customers want, my customer drive what customer drive what I produce and sell”I produce and sell”

Direct Markets/ Direct Markets/ Farmers MarketsFarmers Markets BoalsburgBoalsburg MillheimMillheim Ard’s Farm MarketArd’s Farm Market

Bill’s Philosophy on Bill’s Philosophy on Sustainable AgricultureSustainable Agriculture

““The large feedlots and 500 footers are The large feedlots and 500 footers are what makes me money, because without what makes me money, because without them I’m nothing but a commodity them I’m nothing but a commodity producer”producer”

Sustainable Agriculture has to be Sustainable Agriculture has to be economically viable, environmentally economically viable, environmentally sound, and should be locally basedsound, and should be locally based

““It’s all about perception and It’s all about perception and presentation”presentation”