ALEXANDER MCCOY, founder, American Ostrich Farms: Pound for pound, ostriches can sustainably produce far more meat per acre than any other red meat
Check out Alex McCoy’s linkedin profile and you’ll see a string of corporate finance-related entries until you get to 2013, when he abruptly switched gears and took up ostrich farming. But this didn’t reflect a desire to slow down. Indeed, McCoy is laser-focused on building a truly scalable commercial ostrich farming operation in Boise Idaho, as opposed to the inefficient 'Mom & Pop' outfits he claims currently dominate the industry. Read more HERE.