Commercial Poultry

The Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics (AREC) has released a new online course for rural landowners in Maryland. The So You Want to Own Farmland in Maryland course...

Researchers from the University of Maryland are surveying the estate and succession planning needs of Maryland agricultural operations. 

The alternative to hatching eggs in a hatchery is on-farm hatching. This system is being investigated in Europe. With the on-farm hatching system, the steps in this process are a little different. 

In late 2022, a citizens’ group brought suit against U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Farm Service Agency (FSA), Farm Credit Mid-America, and two poultry growers (Dan Nguyen and Trang Nguyen) for claims that the loan guarantees USDA gave on Farm Credit loans to the two growers violated federal law.

 Migrant birds traverse across the United States two times a year; they travel from the North to South in the late summer through fall and back to the North in late winter through spring.

This free public event will include many of the favorite activities from the Chicken Festivals of the past! 

Topics covered in Commercial Poultry News - January 2023: HPAI Prevention and Control; Can Hemp Products be Used in Broiler Diets?; Biosecurity Reminders! It Doesn't Hurt To Refresh!; Federal Estate Tax and Gift Tax Limit Announced for 2023; Coming Events - 2023!

On December 9 in Denton, MD, Dr. Nathaniel Tablante, through his USDA-NIFA grant and Zoetis sponsorship, offered a day of talks with plenty of interaction with growers. The full video and each presenters’ presentation are linked here with great back-and-forth information to listen for!

In October 2022, the IRS announced the revised federal estate tax and gift tax limits for 2023. The federal estate tax limit will rise from $12.06 million in 2022 to $12.92 million in 2023. The federal gift tax limit will jump from $16,000 in 2022, to $17,000 in 2023. In Maryland, state estate tax limits will stay at $5 million.

Key Biosecurity Practices to continue to check and be diligent about