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Nine flock supervisors honored in Ocean City during national meeting
OCEAN CITY, Md. — Nine flock supervisors from Delmarva’s five chicken companies received Outstanding Flock Supervisor awards on Oct. 3 at Delmarva Chicken Association’s 57thNational Meeting on Poultry Health, Processing, and Live Production. As flock...
Trespass, drone incidents prompt discussion
SALISBURY, Md. — Statutes regarding trespassers on private property are well-established, but when it comes to drones flying over a property, a group of legal experts told concerned chicken farmers the regulations are well behind the technology’s...
Can hemp products be used in broiler diets? (Poultry Specialist)
(Editor’s note: Jennifer Timmons is an associate professor at University of Maryland Eastern Shore.) As directed by the 2018 Farm Bill, the USDA issued regulations and guidelines for the commercial production of industrial hemp in the United States. In...
Danger of HPAI remains in region
DOVER, Del. — Poultry industry officials reissued calls for growers to maintain diligent biosecurity practices after preliminary testing of two non-poultry backyard flocks in Delaware has returned presumptive positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza.The...
Wicomico County Council to hold public hearing on construction of DAF storage facilities
SALISBURY, Md. — The Wicomico County Council will hold a public hearing and potentially vote this week on a bill that would restrict the construction of storage facilities for poultry biosolids known as DAF tanks. The Oct. 4 hearing will be held for an...
DCA to host national meeting on poultry health, processing, live production
OCEAN CITY, Md. — The Delmarva Chicken Association’s 57th National Meeting on Poultry Health, Processing, and Live Production is scheduled for Oct. 3-5 at the Ocean City Fontainebleau Resort.The meeting is intended for veterinarians, processing facility...
Despite model response, flu concerns remain (Poultry Specialist)
(Editor's note: Jennifer Timmons is an Assistant Professor, University of Maryland Eastern Shore.) As a chicken grower we are always hearing about the importance of bio-security. This has been especially the case this past winter, when cases of avian...
Farm Bill’s changes explained to growers
GEORGETOWN, Del. — Changes in the 2018 Farm Bill may affect Environmental Quality Incentive Program assistance for new poultry farms in the future. Representatives of the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service held a public meeting at the Sussex...
DCA recognizes allies of chicken community
HARRINGTON, Del. — The Delmarva Chicken Association presented awards to three people — Steve Schwalb, Ron Darnell, and Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan — whose support, work and advocacy have been crucial to the success of Delmarva’s chicken community.The...
Hogan leads dedication of animal health diagnostic lab
SALISBURY, Md. — Gov. Larry Hogan participated in the official dedication ceremony on June 11 for the newly completed Animal Health Diagnostic Laboratory. The updated facility, which replaces the original lab built in 1953, provides state-of-the-art...
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