Many producers were discouraged when propane prices soared in 2019. Exhausted by the frequent increases, the Nova Scotia poultry grower, Tim Cox, decided to take matters in his own hands. He installed ESA-1000 heat exchangers in his barn hoping...
Duravant LLC said it has agreed to acquire Foodmate, a leading manufacturer of poultry processing equipment dual-headquartered in Ball Ground, Georgia, and Numansdorp, the Netherlands. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
The Foodmate brand of processing machinery has been...
Where automation replaces human labor, food production is safer
Food safety is rightly a key issue in today’s poultry industry. Everyone wants to eat food, which is safe. Although the poultry meat supply chain is larger than just the processing...
The Zeus from Big Dutchman is a two channel, moisture-proof dimmable LED that will help with even illumination and is cost effective. Important advantages include:
0 to 100% dimmable
Zero flickering even at low light intensities
Even light distribution
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LED lamps have changed the landscape for poultry growers in terms of energy savings related to poultry house lighting. No other lighting source (incandescent, compact fluorescent, cold cathode, high pressure sodium, etc.) comes close to the energy efficiency of...
With market age birds the last thing a producer wants is for the main electrical panel circuit breaker to trip. Though it often seems like it may happen without any warning, the truth is that in most cases there...
The brothers Randy and Sheldon Martin are both organic broilers producers in Ontario. Their respective farms Whispering Meadows (owned by Randy) and Sheldale Poultry (owned by Sheldon) barns are pretty much identical. The main difference? The first one is...
Warmer weather is around the corner and now is a good time to conduct poultry house maintenance to help protect bird comfort and promote profitability. Here are important checks recommended by Cumberland district manager, Mark Cook.
Fans – Check...
The BinCloud® platform is an integrated cloud foundation for data monitoring of inventory contained in bins, tanks, and silos. It enables on-site and remote workers to work via the cloud. BinCloud® is the backbone of the BinView® web application...
If you’re looking for more laying space for your birds, the Big Dutchman Relax is a community style nest that will meet your needs. The nest has proven to provide birds with a better laying environment around the world.
The Relax...