Gunthorp Farms is a 3rd generation pork and poultry operation in northern Indiana with on-farm USDA-inspected processing. This tour covers the full farm from farrowing paddocks to kill floor, smokehouse, and wastewater treatment. Watch alongside the full podcast episode for the full story.

Key Topics

Adaptive multi-paddock grazing in practice
50-paddock farrowing system and piglet management
Building and running a USDA-inspected on-farm processing facility
USDA enforcement: how small and large plants are treated differently
Constructed wetland wastewater treatment

What You'll Learn

How paddock size and recovery time shift by season
What to ask when you visit a pig farm
What it costs to build on-farm processing and where permitting breaks down
How HACCP regulation actually gives small plants flexibility if you understand it
Why scale changes food safety risk in ways inspection policy doesn't reflect

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Full podcast interview
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Timestamps

00:00:00 Adaptive multi-paddock grazing explained
00:03:00 Pig health, thermoregulation, and antibiotic-free management
00:05:00 What consumers should ask when visiting a pig farm
00:15:00 Energy-free waterers and farrowing paddock design
00:27:00 Kill floor overview and processing plant history
00:36:00 Permitting, wastewater, and navigating USDA regulation
00:45:00 Food safety: small vs large plant accountability
00:51:00 USDA enforcement disparities and advocacy
01:02:00 Packaging equipment walkthrough
01:13:00 Smokehouse construction and constructed wetland wastewater system

Touring A USDA-Inspected On-Farm Processing Facility - How Farms Are Treated Differently Based On Size (live Farm Tour) - Gunthorp Farms | #113