In this interview, Jeannette Beringer from North Carolina discusses her efforts in preserving endangered livestock breeds, particularly focusing on a French meat chicken breed. She details her work with the Livestock Conservancy, highlighting the importance of genetic diversity in agriculture and the risks of relying on narrow gene pools. Beringer shares stories of her personal experience in breeding heritage breed chickens, the challenges, and successes faced.

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Saving Heritage Breeds: Insights from Jeanette Beringer at the Livestock Conservancy