University of Maryland Extension

Commercial Poultry Growers Field Day

Side view of poultry farm
When: 
Wednesday, Mar. 28, 2018 - 9:30am to 3:00pm
Where: 
Haskins Farm
Address: 
971 Clover Field Lane
Harrington, DE 19952
United States
Event Type: 
Exhibition/Fair
Description/Notes: 

Commercial Poultry Growers Field Day, Wednesday, March 28, 2018
The Universities of Maryland and Delaware Extension, in conjunction with Delmarva Poultry Industry, Inc., will be hosting an on-the-farm field day for commercial poultry growers.

The field day will offer practical workshops, beneficial to both beginning and experienced commercial chicken growers.

Wednesday, March 28, 2018
(Please RSVP by March 21st)

Registration begins at 9:30 a.m, with sessions beginning at 10 a.m. Lunch will be provided.
There will be concurrent sessions held each hour on the hour, and the event will end at 3 p.m. Nutrient management credits will be available.

Pre-registration is required as space is limited to the first 300 registrants.

Location: Haskins Farm, 971 Clover Field Lane, Harrington, DE 19952

"RAIN OR SHINE"

Register by going to this link:  https://goo.gl/forms/VZMou3WULmqIk1Iw1

Live Demonstrations:

Farm Safety
Generator Maintenance & Emergency Prepraredness
Heater Maintenance & Repair
Technical Assistance on Controllers

Other topics include:
Understanding the Importance of Animal Welfare
Animal Ag Alliance
Vegetative Buffers/Being a Good Neighbor
Biosecurity

NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT CREDITS WILL BE AVAILABLE

Cost: 
Free
Link: 
https://goo.gl/forms/VZMou3WULmqIk1Iw1
Tags: 
Live Demonstrations
poultry
Nutrient Mgmnt.
Heater Maintenance
Technical Asst.
animal welfare
buffers
biosecurity
Contact: 
Lisa Collins
Contact Email: 
lcollins@udel.edu
Contact Phone: 
302-856-2585
Related Files: 
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