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VND Alert in Southern California

Bird mortality due to infectious diseases is never a welcome occurrence. The Poultry Site recently shared an update about the spread of virulent Newcastle disease, formerly known as Exotic Newcastle Disease, in Southern California. According to the USDA, this disease is so virulent that many birds and poultry perish without exhibiting clinical signs. The California [...]

2018-08-01T13:27:58-05:00August 1st, 2018|

Recruiting Across The Generations

According to Pew Research Center, Millennials make up 35% of the US workforce. These Echo Boomers are climbing the career ladders and are being groomed to succeed by Gen Xers at the request of their Boomer big bosses. If you’re looking to hire a Millennial, Gen Xer or even a Boomer, you need to know [...]

2018-08-01T12:57:54-05:00August 1st, 2018|

Colostrum Is Still King

Colostrum is just as vital to calves as it is to newborn babies. We all know that it contains essential immunoglobulin (Igs) to strengthen immunity and an unmatched energy level. In this article by Hoard’s Dairyman, Maggie Seiler quotes Mike VanAmburgh of Cornell University to discover why colostrum is a must for calves. Colostrum is [...]

2018-07-27T09:29:04-05:00July 27th, 2018|

Gut Health Solutions From Novus

Gut health remains one of the most crucial concerns in the poultry industry. At the recent IPPE, Sarah Mikesell of The Poultry Site spoke with Dr. Bob Buresh, Novus International’s Technical Services Manager for North America to find out more about this recently trending topic. Novus has several product lines that focus on improving gut [...]

2018-07-26T13:04:00-05:00July 26th, 2018|

How to Create a Job Offer They Can’t Refuse

Since you’ve clicked on this post, I will assume that your HR department has had more than its fair share of people turning down your offers. You’re reading this because you’d like to find out how to make an offer that no one can refuse, especially with the state of our industry today. If so, read [...]

2018-07-18T09:06:01-05:00July 18th, 2018|

New Viral Vectored Vaccine By Pirbright

I was browsing through The Poultry Site when I came across an article about a new vaccine that might interest producers. The Pirbright Institute has developed a recombinant vaccine that uses a new viral vector which makes it effective against infectious bursal disease and Marek’s disease. A good amount of poultry vaccines are composed of [...]

2018-07-12T12:49:56-05:00July 12th, 2018|

Trouble recruiting top talent?

Are you running into recruitment problems due to a limited pool of candidates? You are not alone. Right now, job satisfaction is at a 10-year high, hitting 89% this year and national unemployment is at 3.8% down from 3.9% last month. The US has not seen back-to-back unemployment numbers below 4% since the year 2000. [...]

2018-06-21T11:05:04-05:00June 21st, 2018|

MPP-Dairy Check Processing Began on June 4

We talked about MPP-Dairy a few months ago. According to Progressive Dairyman, the deadline was on June 1, 2018. The Farm Service Agency (FSA) made certain that interested farmers were able to enroll by the June 1 deadline. They were given the option to download and fill out the application form or to visit the FSA [...]

2018-06-20T12:42:46-05:00June 20th, 2018|

Are You Ready For the USPOULTRY 2019 Family Farm Environmental Excellence Award Competition?

USPOULTRY has begun accepting nominations for the 2019 Family Farm Environmental Excellence Award. This award will go to family farmers in poultry and egg production who are good examples of environmental stewardship. Nominees can be any family-owned egg producer or poultry grower that supplies product to a USPOULTRY member or even a USPOULTRY member who [...]

2018-06-18T11:08:26-05:00June 18th, 2018|