Egg Farming News
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Advantages Of Automatic Egg Tray Machine Inside The Food Industry
A computerized egg tray machine is really a device that gives consistency and efficiency for that egg industry. Typically, an egg tray machine can produce 240 eggs an hour and it will not require an attendant to monitor the method. This features a wash station that dumps water down into the forming cylinders where it gets washed before it goes in the trays which then get rotated by spiral rods ...
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Karatsu City and Umitron Partner to Improve Karatsu Q Saba (Chub Mackerel) Aquaculture using IoT and AI Technology
Umitron K. K. (Location: Tokyo, Co-founder / CEO Ken Fujiwara, hereinafter Umitron) has started work with the Kyushu University faculty of agriculture and University of Miyazaki faculty of agriculture on a new project titled: Expansion of full-life cycle production of saba (chub mackerel) for export. Umitron will cooperate with aqua farmers in the Karatsu Genkai area and demonstrate effective ...
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M&C Anderson Pullets Recognized for Environmental Excellence by USPOULTRY
M&C Anderson Pullets ofSioux Rapids, Iowa,was one of sixfarms across the United States to receive U.S. Poultry & Egg Association’sFamily Farm Environmental Excellence Award during the 2020International Production & Processing Expoin Atlanta. U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) sponsors the annual awards in recognition of exemplary environmental stewardship by family ...
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C3 Farms and Poultry, LLC, Recognized for Environmental Excellence by Us Poultry
TUCKER, Ga. –Feb. 26, 2020–C3 Farms and Poultry, LLC,ofCaldwell, Texas,was one of sixfarms across the United States to receive U.S. Poultry & Egg Association’sFamily Farm Environmental Excellence Award during the 2020International Production & Processing Expoin Atlanta. U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) sponsors the annual awards in recognition of exemplary ...
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USPOULTRY Releases Fifth Video in Series Highlighting Poultry and Egg Farm Environmental Stewardship
U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) is releasing a fifth video in a series highlighting environmental stewardship on poultry and egg farms. The video features one of USPOULTRY’s Family Farm Environmental Excellence Award winners, Riverhill Farms of Port Republic, Va. Riverhill Farms is owned and operated by Glenn and Sheri Rodes, along with their parents, brothers and extended ...
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Most chicken, turkey farms affected by bird flu can restock
Most commercial chicken and turkey farms that were infected by the bird flu have been cleared to restock, agriculture officials said Friday, but scientists still will keep a close eye on migrating birds and test thousands to see if the virus is present. No new cases have been reported since June 17 when the last Iowa farm said chickens were dying from the H5N2 virus. However, wild birds' ...
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USDA: Bird flu vaccine works on chickens; testing on turkeys
Scientists have developed a vaccine strain that has tested 100 percent effective in protecting chickens from bird flu and testing is underway to see if it also protects turkeys, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told the House Agriculture Committee at a hearing on Wednesday. If it does, the agency plans to quickly license it for widespread production and is seeking funding from the Office ...
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USPOULTRY Releases New Video Series Highlighting Poultry and Egg Farm Environmental Stewardship
U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) is releasing a new video series highlighting environmental stewardship on poultry and egg farms. The first video in the series features one of USPOULTRY’s 2014 Family Farm Environmental Excellence Award winners, Bar G Ranch Poultry, in Rogers, Texas. Bar G Ranch Poultry, owned and operated by Darrell and Shannon Glaser, consists of 500 acres ...
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Harper Government Strengthens Canadian Poultry Research
Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz today announced an investment of $4 million to the Canadian Poultry Research Council (CPRC) to further strengthen the poultry industry’s role within the Canadian agri-food sector. The research will focus on helping the poultry processing industry remain competitive, while addressing consumer concerns about poultry welfare and environmental preservation. This ...
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Building Demand for U.S. Soybeans through Value-Added Poultry and Egg Exports in Mexico
A project funded by the Indiana Soybean Alliance (ISA) is helping to encourage Mexican meat processors to diversify their ready-to-cook and ready-to-eat meal offerings to include more U.S. poultry as a main ingredient. ISA – the state soy checkoff program in Indiana – is working with the USA Poultry & Egg Export Council (USAPEEC) to promote expanded use of poultry in ...
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Farm bill takes aim at state animal welfare laws
The future of state laws that regulate everything from the size of a hen's cage to the safe consumption of Gulf oysters may be at stake as farm bill negotiators work to resolve a long-simmering fight between agriculture and animal welfare interests. The House Agriculture Committee added language to its version of the farm bill earlier this year that says a state cannot impose certain ...
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Formaldehyde in Poultry Hatcheries
Formaldehyde is used in the poultry industry as an effective disinfectant on farms and in hatcheries and hatchery vehicles. It is used to reduce contamination levels caused by bacteria, viruses and moulds at all levels in the production chain. Disinfections control key organisms, such as Salmonella, Pseudomonas, Proteus, E. coli, Staphylococcus, Streptococci and Aspergillus. It is advised to ...
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EPA issues compliance orders to six concentrated animal feeding operations in Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska
EPA Region 7 announced today that it has issued administrative compliance orders to six concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) in Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska, directing those operations to correct a range of violations of the federal Clean Water Act. Region 7’s latest round of CAFO enforcement activity, aimed at encouraging producers’ compliance ...
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