The Harsh Realities of Contract Growing
“It cost me a million dollars to get a minimum wage job.”
The National Chicken Council (@chickenroost2446) claims contract growers are treated fairly, paid well and that the industrial model for raising poultry is a good deal for farmers, consumers, and chickens.
Craig Watts, a former chicken grower and head of our Contract Grower Transition Program, couldn’t disagree more.
These farmers carry tremendous risk, he says. They’re often forced to use their family farms or even their homes as collateral to secure expensive loans.