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EPA’s on-farm visual inspections to return to Delaware poultry farms

By SEAN CLOUGHERTY Managing Editor HARRINGTON, Del. — With notification that some Delaware poultry farms will be inspected this year by Environmental Protection Agency staff, a state agriculture department official advised growers on what they can expect if they are selected. Due to the pandemic, EPA conducted five records-only inspections for compliance to Clean Water Act regulations in 2021 and […]

Nominees for nutrient management work announced during Ag Week

By SEAN CLOUGHERTY Managing Editor HARRINGTON, Del. —Nominees for the Delaware Nutrient Management Program’s Environmental Stewardship Awards were recognized during Poultry Day on Jan. 8. The event was part of Delaware Agriculture Week. To qualify, nominees must have demonstrated efforts above and beyond the norm in areas of nutrient and stormwater management, wildlife conservation and professional and civic engagement. The […]

Researchers find stimulating activity can reduce ‘kinky back’ in broilers

    While there’s no magic answer to eliminating kinky back in fast-growing broilers, a Virginia Tech study found making houses more interesting and stimulating natural exploratory behaviors lead to increased activity, which strengthens the birds’ musculoskeletal systems. (Photo by Edwin Remsberg)BLACKSBURG, Va. —Increased activity in broilers can reduce kinky back — a spinal deformity that can affect mobility in fast-growing […]

Weed seed: Fact or fiction?

   ATHENS, Ga. — For as long as anyone can remember, crop farmers in poultry areas have depended on poultry litter as a slow-release fertilizer.The only hitch: A surge of weeds often follows application. Are there weed seeds in the used litter? Or does the litter simply stimulate growth of weed seeds that are already in the soil?“There has always been […]


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