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Community rallies behind chicken farmer hospitalized with COVID-19

Mike "Chicken" VanNetten a well-known producer and volunteer coach.


Chicken manure can improve soils, increase crop yield: research

Poultry litter a boon for farmers, new study finds.


McDonald’s Canada temporarily changes chicken suppliers

Move comes weeks after temporarily sourcing McNuggets from U.S.
 
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Feature articles 
 
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Pullet Research: Shed a little light

A comprehensive study is underway across Canada that’s looking at several factors of pullet rearing that could impact the successful transition for young birds into more complex layer housing. One of those components is lighting, which a University of Saskatchewan researcher recently focused on. Here’s what she found. » Read more...
 
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World of Water: Summer poultry barn water prep

Water changes with the seasons, too! Let’s start at the source. Wells are all unique. They can have a different dominant bacterial flora in the summer than they had in the winter. This can set a grower up for battling more bacteria coming into the barn during the warmer months than during the winter months. » Read more...
 
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