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Calendar:
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January 10-27, 2022 - Delaware Ag 'Week and Month' will offer live and virtual sessions throughout the month
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February 2, 2022 - Grower Lunch Break with Extension - Maryland Dept. of the Environment - AFO, Recordkeeping, CAFO
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February 4, 2022 - New, Existing, and Potential Grower Workshop - Poultry Farm Management (Postponed)
Recent:
- Backyard Farming Video: Putting All Your Eggs in One Basket - Raising Laying Hens and Handling Eggs (Maegan Perdue, UMD Extension, Worcester Co.)
- Chicken Math: Small Layer Flock Budget - 100 (By Dale M. Johnson, UMD Extension)
- "Poultry House Litter Moisture Control...The Basics" by Mike Czarick, UGA
- "Fly Management Best Practices" by Cassie Krejci, MGK
- Avoiding Fires in Poultry Litter Dry Stack Sheds (By Tom Tabler, Jonathan Moyle, Jessica Wells, and Jonathan Moon)
- Common Crop Issues in Backyard Chickens (By Jon Moyle , Dr. Mostafa Ghanem, and Maegan Perdue)
- What Can Chickens Tell Us? (A Small Flock Article by Dr. Shawna L. Weimer, Delmarva Farmer Poultry Welfare)
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“Cool Cell Pad Maintenance” July 7, 2021 Grower Lunch Break Notes
