The Minnesota Turkey Growers Association (MTGA) and the Minnesota Turkey Research & Promotion Council (MTRPC) are proud to announce and welcome Sarah Anderson to serve as their new Executive Director.
Anderson previously served as a member of the Minnesota House...
More than a century ago most of our nation’s inhabitants were farmers and most farmers owned chickens. Our country has changed in many ways since those early years. Today a very small minority are farmers, few of whom own...
Migratory birds are federally protected by the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994 and its regulations. It is illegal to kill, disturb or destroy migratory birds, their nest or eggs, except under authority of a permit. Permits for addressing agricultural...
A case of H5N8 bird flu has been confirmed in a poultry farm in the eastern German state of Saxony, German authorities said on Monday.
The social affairs and protection ministry in the state of Saxony said the case involved...
Cobb Asia recently conducted a series of technical seminars in Nepal and Bangladesh, welcoming more than 100 poultry professionals to four sessions. During these Asia-focused seminars, Cobb’s World Technical Support Team and Cobb Asia’s Regional Technical Service Team provided...
U.S. Poultry & Egg Association(USPOULTRY)is accepting applications for the 2020Clean Water Awards. The awards recognize outstanding performance of wastewater treatment plants that operate at poultry or egg processing facilities. Winners will be announced at USPOULTRY’s 2020Environmental Management Seminar to...
Source: The Guardian
Corporate control is a curse for farmers like Rudy Howell who are burdened with debt and have no alternative buyers
Back in the 1990s, Rudy Howell, then in his mid-50s, took over his father-in-law’s poultry contract business in...
2020 MPF Convention Status - CANCELLED for March 17-19 (possible postponement to summer dates TBD)
The Midwest Poultry Federation (MPF) Board of Directors has made the decision that the MPF Convention will not be held next week. The MPF Board...
Broiler Breeder Management How-to’s provided by Aviagen
Tip #8
To ensure that water supply will meet maximum demands for daily water intake.
Arkansas Representative Steve Womack (R, AR-3), along with 46 Members of Congress, yesterday sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer requesting that U.S. chicken products be included in any new trade agreement with the United Kingdom.
The letter specifically...