Smart Chicken® is committed to environmental stewardship and preservation of natural resources. When we founded Smart Chicken® in 1998, we decided to raise our chickens in Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri. Why? All of our facilities are literally surrounded by corn and soybean farms, which are the feed grains for chickens. In fact, millions of corn and soybean acres, producing nearly all of the feed grains raised in America, are located in the Midwest.

Our studies showed that there is a much greater environmental cost—a much greater carbon footprint—associated with hauling grain and feed than hauling chicken products. In our research, we also learned that our area of the Midwest has almost unlimited water resources, including one of the greatest natural aquifers in the world. As a result, our water use, further limited by our air-chill method, has no adverse effect on any source area or water resource. By conserving thousands of gallons of water every day in addition to utilizing a source of water which creates no adverse environmental affect, we help assure that this precious resource is available to those who truly need it.

There is no poultry company in the country more strategically located to limit adverse environmental impacts. We ask you to do the research when a company claims a small carbon footprint just because their processing plant is located nearby. Compare the environmental cost of handling grain and feed with the cost of transporting finished products. We believe it is critical to understand water waste and where this valuable resource is in greatest abundance as well as most needed. We firmly believe that you will not find chicken produced with less adverse impact on the environment, no matter where you live, than Smart Chicken®.