Saturday, April 05, 2008

Jerry Beachy


Picture by HARRY BAUMERT/THE REGISTER. DesMoinesRegister.com - Des Moines,IA,USA

Jerry Beachy, 55, looks over some of his 7,000 chickens, which produce about 6,300 organic eggs a day — 525 dozen — on his farm southwest of Iowa City. Price increases for organic animal feed have cut profits for organic livestock farmers. Soybeans in particular "are in extremely short supply," said Jerry Beachy, a farmer near Iowa City who needs soybean meal for his 7000 laying hens. Complete article By PHILIP BRASHER • REGISTER WASHINGTON BUREAU • April 5, 2008. Plus comments.