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user-inactivated  ·  2469 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Farmers Take Out Millions In Loans To Raise Chickens For Big-Box Retailers

From what I understand, it's not too uncommon for farms to take out big loans to set up new projects and that through government subsidies, sales, etc. they can make that money back without that much risk. It also tends to be a good idea for farmers to diversify when they can. You never know when one product quickly falls out of favor and another one takes off. That said, there's tons of experience on raising pretty much everything out there, so I can't imagine it would be too big of a stretch for them to find the help they need to raise chickens when they need it.