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Pacers'turn 3-pointers into 100, 000 eggs for Hoosier families in need " Agri News
1+ week, 3+ day ago (18+ words) For every Indiana Pacers" 3-pointer scored, three cases of eggs will be donated to those in need....
Extension Notebook: Getting your baby chicks off to a good start
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (569+ words) agrinews-pubs. com Extension Notebook: Getting your baby chicks off to a good start OK, so it is finally spring. This has been a cold winter, and I believe that everyone is glad that it is spring. As we head into…...
Calendar: Beginners" guide to raising chickens
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1702+ words) The program So You Want to Raise Chickens will be 5 to 7 p. m. CT March 10 at Cornerstone Community Church, 605 Maple St. , Kouts, Indiana. (Rick West) Learn about starting a flock and considerations throughout the year. This free workshop, featuring Sara Cloft, Purdue…...
Defend the Flock: Biosecurity is key to preventing bird flu in poultry
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (432+ words) FORT COLLINS, Colo. " When it comes to highly pathogenic avian influenza, biosecurity is the key to mitigating the risk of disease spread. Nancy Hannaway, HPAI biosecurity assessment lead at the U. S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, shared…...
New tool helps farmers track financial strength
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (158+ words) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. " The Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture has launched "Trends in the U. S. Farm Balance Sheet," an interactive data visualization tool built using farm income and wealth statistics. "The tool is designed to make national balance sheet data easier…...
New assay offers way to combat threat of highly pathogenic avian flu
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (950+ words) A Purdue University research team has developed a new paper-based test for rapidly detecting avian influenza. The test fills an urgent need for an efficient and cost-effective tool for combating avian influenza viruses globally. WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. " Highly pathogenic avian…...