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Federal grant to give organic company a boost
HARRISONBURG, Va. — A $3.6 million federal grant will help a Virginia organic poultry company double its processing capacity and potentially the number of farmers who grow for it.The grant, announced late last month, will help Farmer Focus pay for an $18...
Moisture, temperature key in fly control
SALISBURY, Md. — Raising chickens in confined houses at controlled temperatures has proven extremely efficient, but it also fosters insects like house flies, the No. 1 pest in livestock production. Dr. Simon Zebelo, University of Maryland Eastern Shore...
Second HPAI case confirmed in Rockingham Co.
HARRISONBURG, Va. — Highly pathogenic avian influenza has struck a second poultry flock in Virginia’s Rockingham County.On Jan. 25, USDA confirmed a second Shenandoah Valley farm has been infected with avian influenza. The first detection in the county, a...
Prebiotics versus probiotics: What’s the difference? (Poultry Specialist)
(Editor’s note: Jennifer Timmons is an associate professor with the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.) Regulations have been introduced to reduce the use of antibiotics in animal feed due to fear of the development of multi-drug resistant bacteria strains...
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...
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