Peace Valley Poultry

Last Updated On: mayo 15th, 2019 at 08:56AM MST

Contact information

Farm Address:
8290 County Road 1980
West Plains, Missouri , 65775

Primary Contact: Jim Protiva
Secondary Contact: JudyJo Protiva

Primary Phone:
    Type: Cell
    Number: 417-293-0450
    Email: pvpoultry@pvbroadband.com

Secondary Phone
    Type: Home
    Number: 417-277-5869
    Email: orders.pvpoultry@gmail.com

    Email: orders.pvpoultry@gmail.com

Website: https://pvpoultry.com/

Internship information

General Farm Description: 180 acres of grass managed with adaptive grazing. The centerpiece is chickens and turkey on pasture, moved every day. We process about 700 chickens once a week from mid-May until November.

CRAFT Member Farm? No

Internship Starts: Currently
Internship Ends: December 1, flexible
Number of Internship Available: 1
Application Deadline: Currently
Minimum Length of Stay: 4 months

Internship Details:

Interns will help with all jobs, which may include daily moving of cattle and poultry, and weekly butchering.

Educational Opportunities: Things you will learn: how to run a large-scale pastured poultry farm from day old chicks. This includes mixing feed, brooder management, daily moves on pasture with labor-saving hoop houses, processing birds, delivery, and marketing. Because we are a least cost producer, intern should be able to start a successful pastured poultry operation almost anywhere. We finish about 20 steers a year on pasture. We belong to a grazing group with top-notch grazers and meet for a pasture walk monthly.

Skills Desired: Must be in good physical shape, able to lift 50 pounds in a hot humid environment. Self-motivated, good communicator, able to work with others, have a strong desire to learn, hard-working, optimistic.

Meals: We will provide meals.

Stipend: $800/month.

Housing: Quaint cabin with electricity, no running water, access to bathroom/shower in butcher plant.

Preferred method of Contact: Email 1