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Blueberry Farm Bird Protection Tips
It’s everyone’s favorite time of year! The leaves are turning green, the sun is staying out later and the birds have migrated north for the summer. Well, if you’re a blueberry farmer, you know that the latter may cause some headaches for your prosperous berries. Birds, like humans, love the taste of these berries and will go to great lengths to get their fair share of the tasty ...
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Testimonial Hooks Drove, England: DACS` ventilation gives excellent hock and podo scores
Jamie Curston from Hooks Drove, Cambridgeshire, England, manages a 500,000+ bird farm equipped with a complete climate solution from DACS. The eight houses were commissioned in October 2014 and have been running flawlessly ever since. Nice even spread of birds throughout the whole shed Jamie is an experienced manager who has been working in the poultry sector for the last 12 years. For the first ...
By DACS A/S
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Poultry production in Southeast Asia
In Southeast Asia, half of the poultry production takes place on intensive medium to large scale commercial farms. The other half are raised in back yards of small farmers who keep a few dozen chickens, geese, ducks or turkeys. This will be a source of income for small farmers. Southeast Asia is driving poultry consumption growth by rising incomes, and changing demographics and tastes. Southeast ...
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American blueberry farmer increases revenue by 33% with lasers - Case Study
Location: Jefferson, Oregon, USA Application context: Blueberry farm (Vineyard & Orchard) Problem definition: Crop loss due to bird damage in the blueberry farm Pest bird species: Starlings (Sturnidae), Blackbirds (Turdidae), Robins (Turdidae), Swallows (Hirundinidae) Time during the year of bird presence: June – October Time during the day of bird presence: From dusk to dawn ...
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Poultry growing with Big Dutchman poultry systems - Case Study
On the occasion of a convincing Open House, Ronny Lange from Osteroda in Brandenburg (Germany) recently inaugurated his four new houses for poultry growing. Approximately 300 people followed his invitation to visit the imposing farm complex of 200,000 bird places in detail. For the poultry systems, Ronny Lange fully relies on the technology supplied by Big Dutchman. Poultry systems: Augermatic ...
By Big Dutchman
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Managing Grackles: Deter one of summer’s most invasive birds
Grackles are difficult birds to manage, as they are an abundant and invasive type of blackbird. Because of this, grackles often require more effort and attention to control compared to other similar bird species. These birds live year-round in the southeastern United States, especially in Texas and Florida, but migrate to the North and Midwest during summer. Grackles like agricultural fields ...
By Bird-X Inc.
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Managing grackles: Deter one of summer’s most invasive birds
Grackles are difficult birds to manage, as they are an abundant and invasive type of blackbird. Because of this, grackles often require more effort and attention to control compared to other similar bird species. These birds live year-round in the southeastern United States, especially in Texas and Florida, but migrate to the North and Midwest during summer. Grackles like agricultural fields and ...
By Bird-X Inc.
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5 Ways to Increase Your Poultry Farm Productivity Using a Poultry Software
As one of the fastest growing segments in the agriculture sector, poultry farming has been the talk of the town for quite some time now. With the tremendous growth comes quite a few challenges. And one of the major challenges is the fact that the poultry farms need to be productive. This is where a poultry software comes into the picture. But how does a poultry software ensure that the ...
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How to Get Birds Out of Farm Buildings
Birds can cause many different problems when they infest your farm buildings. From stealing feed to potentially carrying diseases, birds create many issues for you and your animals. Get birds out of your farm buildings for good with these tips from Avian Control. Types of Bird Control There are numerous methods you can use to get birds out of your farm buildings. Each method uses different ...
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3 Tips on How to Keep Dairy Barns Bird-Free
Controlling birds around farm buildings can take time out of your already strict daily routines. Nuisance birds like pigeons, starlings and barn swallows don’t care about anyone’s schedule but their own. Unfortunately, sharing the barn with pest birds isn’t sanitary and the costs and dangers of birds in dairy and livestock operations can add up quickly! See how to keep dairy ...
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Innovative Technology Solves Bird Problems for Fruit Industries
Imagine that 3.21 pounds of fresh mangoes were consumed in the US per person in 2017. As well as, 2.71 pounds of peaches and 7.75 pounds of pineapples per person were consumed. In the same year, fresh fruit consumption amounted to 135.38 pounds1. These three fruits are some of the most popular in the world and severely affected by bird ...
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4 steps to take to get rid of birds from your blueberry farm
Birds cause millions of dollars’ worth of damage every year to blueberry crops.1 Birds are one of the main reasons for crop damage that affects farmers negatively. In order to get rid of birds from your blueberry farm, there are four main steps to take. ...
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Dealing with Christmas poultry waste
With Christmas around the corner, farmers across the UK are extremely busy with the preparation of turkeys. Although we initially associate turkeys with Christmas, the preparation for this period begins months in advance. Turkey farmers must make sure they have the best breeds of turkey as consumers are more aware of the difference in quality. Customers are willing to pay significantly more for ...
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Wild birds not the source of Avian Influenza in Korea
The recent outbreak of the H5N8 strain of Avian Influenza is causing many victims amongst poultry and wild birds in the Republic of Korea. The Scientific Task Force on Avian Influenza and Wild Birds has issued a statement on this outbreak saying that there is currently no evidence that wild birds are the source of this virus. Instead the focus of disease control actions must be on the domestic ...
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Poultry Farm ERP Software
PoultryCare is a poultry farm management online app for both the commercial poultry farmer and small scale backyard poultry keeper. Track production, management and finances of your poultry farm. Keep track of eggs collected, bird weight, feed, vaccinations and treatments, mortality, income and expenses and much more. Reports tracking funcions are: Poultry Management Records Keep track of all ...
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5 Features to look for when selecting a poultry management software
Planning, managing and reporting poultry operation in order gain insights about your flock is one way to ensure a superior control of your farm. However, from making sure that the birds are able to access sufficient food and water, to ensuring that the eggs are maintained in a perfect temperature, eliminating the age-old process of paper-based processing becomes important to enhance a ...
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Birds are not the only carriers of Avian Influenza
Global poultry production has more than quadrupled since 1970, with the United States leading the flock. However, due to the rising demand for chicken and other poultry, avian influenza, or ‘bird flu,’ outbreaks have occurred at an accelerated rate, causing concern across the agricultural industry. Most alarmingly is the fact that the 2014 bird flu virus killed nearly 50 million ...
By Bird-X Inc.
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What’s Happening to the Birds?
Following in Rachel Carson’s footsteps, a new generation of scientists investigates a new generation of pesticides. Christy Morrissey is driving her white pickup truck along Canada’s endless prairie highway, windows open, listening for birds. She points to the scatter of ponds glinting in the landscape, nestled among fields of canola that stretch as far as the eye can see. Formed by ...
By Ensia
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