Poultry trading platform to bring together sellers, customers
PHOENIX, Ariz. — A new exchange for the poultry industry will be conducting a beta launch for its platform this month. The Poultry Exchange CEO Janette Barnard is hoping to bring together the industry sellers and its consumers through this online market. According to Barnard, the exchange will be beneficial for chicken companies who have […]
Flinders University professor wins Ig Nobel prize
ADELAIDE, Australia — Flinders University chemistry professor Dr. Colin Raston, along with his team, led an experiment that resulted in a major scientific breakthrough. Raston made headlines after he “unboiled” an egg. The professor was honored with an Ig Nobel prize in 2015. The Vortex Fluidic Device (VFD) was created by Raston and his team. […]
Eggs are rich in vitamins, health benefits
GAINESVILLE, Ga. — An egg a day may keep the doctor away as well as other things such as high cholesterol and cardiovascular disease. In January, it was announced that the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans removed the daily limit on cholesterol. The 2015 DGA also recommends now including eggs in all three recommended health eating […]
EPA discusses poultry production, environmental stewardship
WASHINGTON — The management of manure, poultry litter and by-products is not an easy thing to do. The management can be a very complicated issue for most. According to a press release by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, manure and other livestock by-products have positive and negative consequences to the environment. For example, manure can […]
Preschools in Boulder, Colo., call “fowl” over state ban
DENVER — A new state ban in Colorado, which took effect Jan. 14, has left many parents and professionals of preschools and childcare centers yelling foul. The state ban stop licensed preschools and childcare centers from keeping live poultry on site or bringing them into the classroom. Niwot Shepherd Valley Waldorf’s Egg Mobile — a […]