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1. What do Joyce Farms birds eat?

Our Heritage birds, and the birds used in our Naked product line, all enjoy an all-natural diet that is primarily corn and soy and contains no antibiotics, or growth stimulants.

2. Are Joyce Farms products non-GMO?

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3. Are Joyce Farms products non-GMO?

Our Heritage Grass-Fed Beef and Heritage Pork are non-GMO.

Our cattle graze on open pastures where non-GMO grasses, legumes, and forbs are grown. They are never fed grains, Dried Distiller's Grains (DDG's), or feedlot rations.

Our Gloucestershire Old Spot pigs graze everyday in open pastures where non-GMO grasses, legumes, brassicas, tubers, and forbs are grown. In addition to the forage that they graze, our hogs are supplied with free-choice access to a grain diet consisting of non-GMO corn and soy. We are currently experimenting with potential replacements for soy in the diet.

We are currently working to improve our grain supply to convert the diet of our Heritage Poultry to 100% non-GMO grains.

All of our farms that raise our Heritage breeds are currently operating without pesticides, and we have eliminated the use of glyphosate.

4. Are Joyce Farms products organic?

No. Organic standards allow the use of antibiotics in the first days of life, do not address animal welfare, and do not require testing of soil, water, and feed. We do not use antibiotics in any of our products, ever. Although organic standards are a step in the right direction, we feel our raising standards and animal welfare beliefs exceed the USDA organic criteria; and, the Honest with Nature™ Regenerative Agriculture standards that are used for our Heritage Poulet Rouge® Chicken, Heritage Black Turkey, Heritage Beef, and Heritage Pork far exceed that criteria.

5. Are your products raised in the USA?

Yes, all of the animals used for our products are born/hatched, raised, and harvested in the USA.