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Bird flu confirmed at third farm in southern Ontario

Region sees three commercial barn outbreaks in one week.


Canada announces funding to grow domestic market for chicken and turkey

CFC, TFC receive funds to promote sectors to public.


Fred Krahn wins BC Egg’s Legacy Award

Farmer helped create Paragon Feeds, served on national and provincial committees.
 
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Biosecurity pilot project looks to control disease spread

The tech firm Farm Health Guardian is partnering with the poultry industry to contain disease spread through innovation. Under a pilot project, which is based in the Niagara region, the firm’s app is being used to record the movement of people and trucks on and off of farms to do contact tracing. » Read more...
 
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Broiler breeder male management

Modern technology is increasingly being used on breeder farms, creating increases in data generation. But what can farmers do with that information? In this article, Cobb’s Pieter Oosthuysen shares his advice for using data to solve problems. » Read more...
 
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