Keeping Backyard Chickens Safe

Randall Weiseman December 17, 2014 General, Poultry

Yesterday, Cindy Zimmerman had a story of how backyard chickens are really making a comeback. Today, she looks at what it takes to keep them safe.

Addressing H-2A Administrative Processing Delays
Recent communications from agriculture organizations addressed administrative processing delays with the U.S. H-2A program. The program allows the use of temporary foreign agriculture workers in America. In recent years, the majority of Florida citrus has been harvested by H-2A workers. AG GROUPS EXPRESS CONCERNS Three U.S. agriculture organizations on Dec. 17 submitted a letter to […]
Gibberellic Acid May Help Manage Alternate Bearing
A common management tool that Florida citrus growers use to improve the health of trees impacted by citrus greening disease could be a valuable resource for cold-hardy producers — but for a different reason. Mary Sutton, University of Georgia assistant professor and citrus Extension specialist, discussed the tool gibberellic acid (GA) at the recent Southeast […]