29: Blake Hitzfield - Seven Sons Production

Seven Sons is a farm and food brand from Indiana that has focused on raising and marketing grass finished and pasture based meat products. Today we talk to Blake Hitzfield, Chief Ranching Officer for Seven Sons. He talks about the transition of the farm from a 1500 acre conventional crop and hog production model to the 500 acre grass finished beef, pastured pork and laying hen operation today. He talks about the reasons why they made the transition, the logistics of management, and much more! Next week, join us again when we talk to Blain Hitzfield about building the brand and marketing meat. There will be tips for the meat marketer at any scale!

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Dirt to Soil - Gabe Brown

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