International Year of the Woman Farmer with Brittany Quigg: Queen Creek Poultry Producer

In this Arizona Agriculture Connection episode, Nicole is on site as she interviews Queen Creek poultry producer Brittany Quigg, highlighting women in agriculture. Quigg is an Arizona native and longtime Queen Creek resident, describes starting in 4H, teaching herself poultry processing after raising a turkey for the state fair, and forming Moonlight Rose Farms in 2019 to sell eggs at farmers markets. She expanded into meat chickens, paused in 2024, then recommitted in May 2025, began pre-selling Thanksgiving turkeys, scaled production, and quit her corporate job in December to farm full-time. She discusses challenges including reinvestment costs, heat limitations, solo time management, and streamlining humane processing under Arizona’s under-20,000-bird exemption. Brittany explains turkey and chicken timelines, consumer misconceptions, urban growth pressures in Queen Creek, and where to buy her products online and at regional markets.Learn more at https://www.maricopacountyfb.org/. 00:51 Brittany’s 4H Roots01:45 Starting Moonlight Rose Farms02:44 Going Full Time in Poultry05:16 Challenges Scaling Up06:53 Processing and Legal Exemptions08:09 Solo Work and Time Management08:55 Thanksgiving Turkey Timeline10:45 Turkey Parts Year Round11:49 Chicken Processing Timeline12:16 Best Selling Cuts12:34 Farming Amid Urban Growth14:26 Poultry Misconceptions16:04 From Hatchery to Market16:54 Wearing Every Hat17:50 No Days Off Reality18:57 Where to Buy and Follow