Kelompok tani Terus Jaya berada di Dusun Cunil Desa Pegalongan Kecamatan Patikraja, Banyumas, Jawa Tengah. Wilayah Desa Pegalongan memiliki bagian wilayah sawah yang luas, dimana hampir 50% didominasi oleh sawah, sehingga pada saat panen padi, banyak tersedia jerami padi. Pada saat musim kemarau, anggota kelompok Tani Terus Jaya ini mengalami kesulitan mencari pakan, sehingga perlu adanya usaha untuk mempersiapkan pakan pada saat musim kemarau. Pembuatan amoniasi  jerami  merupakan salah satu solusi dalam masalah tersebut. Metode yang dilakukan dalam penyuluhan ini adalah transfer ilmu dan teknologi serta praktek atau demonstrasi pembuatan amoniasi jerami.  Kegiatan ini dilakukan melalui beberapa tahapan, yaitu sosialisasi tentang peternakan sapi/kambing, pakan ternak dan pembuatan amoniasi jerami. Kegiatan ini direspon positif dan antusias oleh anggota kelompok dan berhasil memberikan pemahaman tentang solusi kesulitan pakan di musim kemarau.

The broiler farming industry cannot be separated from the use of Antibiotic Growth Promoter (AGP) in feed ingredients, but the negative impact of the utilization of AGP has led to a ban which has been in effect since January 2018. This study aims to analyze various factors and their relationship in broiler farming, so that it can be seen how the broiler farming business system runs after the ban of AGP. The research was conducted using a survey method on broiler farmers in one of the partner companies. Data analysis was carried out qualitatively using Causal Loop Diagram modeling. The results showed that the use of AGP was not the only factor that influenced the success of broiler farming. Other factors that affect broiler farming include maintenance management, cage quality and farmer quality. In addition to the regulation and arrangement of the broiler marketing trade system, efforts or strategies to improve broiler farming business include setting production standards based on the quality of the SAPRONAK used, upgrading open house cages to semi closed houses and improving the quality of farmers, especially motivation and education.

The study investigated the productivity of smallholder broiler farming with and without AGP to identify the difference between the utilization and absence of antibiotic growth promoter (AGP) incorporated into the broiler feed based on production (feed efficiency and cumulative performance index), economy (farming capacity and income), and socio-demography (farmers’ education background, age, farming experience, and farming motivation) in Central Java Province. The study was conducted through a survey of broiler farmers in one partnership company. The data analysis included analysis of variance based on a stratified GLM (general linear model) and correlation analysis. The result did not identify significant differences in the production aspects in either AGP or non-AGP farming, among different regencies, and farm size. In 2018, when farms stop using the AGP, the farm production is better than in 2017 when the AGP was used. Based on the economic aspect, the AGP and non-AGP administration did not affect farming capacity and income. The socio-demographic aspect showed that education significantly affected the success of broiler farming, while farmers’ age, farming experience, and farming motivation did not affect the production of broiler farming. The result of correlation analysis showed that education background contributed to feeding efficiency and cumulative performance index. The conclusions are (1) broilers fed with either AGP or non-AGP containing feed showed relatively similar performance, (2) the government policy on the prohibition of AGP does not contribute to the decrease of farmers’ income and (3) the demographic aspect affecting the success of the broiler farming business is the farmers’ education level.