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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Farm Tip Tuesday: today we have some resources on poultry production to share. Read on for links to videos, podcasts, and a new farm financial planning tool.</span></p>
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If you're interested in egg production, here is some information from NCAT's <a href="https://attra.ncat.org/category/question-of-the-week/" title="https://attra.ncat.org/category/question-of-the-week/">
ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture Question of the Week</a>:</div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Question: </b>How should I sanitize fresh farm eggs?</span><br>
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<div><b>Answer:</b> After washing, eggs are sanitized to reduce microbial load.<br>
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<div>Chlorine-based sanitizers should be from 50 to 200 ppm (Zeidler, 2002). However, using less than 100 ppm chlorine may help protect the cuticle (Hutchison et al., 2003). One tablespoon of household chlorine bleach, usually 5.25 percent sodium hypochlorite,
per gallon of water will result in a solution of 200 ppm chlorine (McGlynn, 2009). Free chlorine level must be frequently checked because chlorine is inactivated by organic material such as dirt. Chlorine test strips are available in restaurant supply stores.<br>
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<div>Organic requirements permit a final rinse with a chlorine level less than 4 ppm, the limit under the Safe Drinking Water Act. See the
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OMRI Products List</a> for approved sanitizers and check with the individual company to ensure the product can be used on shell eggs.<br>
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<div>Eggs should be dried after washing and sanitizing, and before packing and storing, to prevent fungal and microbial growth. Eggs can be dried by evaporation, with fan assistance, or by wiping.<br>
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<div>To learn more on this topic, check out ATTRA’s <a href="https://attra.ncat.org/product/small-scale-egg-handling/" title="https://attra.ncat.org/product/small-scale-egg-handling/">
Small-Scale Egg Handling</a> publication. It addresses collecting, cleaning, grading, storage, and distribution, among other topics.<br>
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<div>In addition, take a look at the <a href="https://attra.ncat.org/topics/poultry/" title="https://attra.ncat.org/topics/poultry/">
Poultry</a> section of ATTRA’s website, where we offer a host of useful resources, including publications and podcasts.<br>
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<div>References:<br>
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<div>Hutchison, M. L., J. Gittins, A. Walker, A. Moore, C. Burton and N. Sparks. 2003. Washing table eggs: A review of scientific and engineering issues. World’s Poultry Science Association. 59:233-248.<br>
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<div>McGlynn, William. Guidelines for the Use of Chlorine Bleach as a Sanitizer in Food Processing Operations. Food Technology Fact Sheet. Oklahoma State University. http://osuextra.okstate.edu/pdfs/FAPC-116web.pdf<br>
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Zeidler, G. 2002. Processing and Packaging Shell Eggs. p. 1107-1129. In: D.D. Bell and W.D. Weaver (eds.). Commercial Chicken Meat and Egg Production. 5th ed. Springer Publishers, New York, NY.<br>
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<span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif">Check out the new
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Sustainable Poultry Production video</a> from NCAT Agriculture Specialist Felicia Bell, who works in the</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/NCATGulfStates/?__tn__=K-R&eid=ARB1fcLyoZDuUjVl6W3lmDLoweqtzhCYtAr6FUKwCsCBYyEUPEMbuL4i6mPmKG2ylSaTZA5CaJzK3UFH&fref=mentions&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARAW64_K4UKxElairyQm8OS_JSJGJCawLwDz13r2D05DXj2WPtwBuzCuNwg5HBv3oXJWYFr2xVEbDe4GTt8ew8OYbeJXY226V-MTTQjyvC6f9Q0WEBQSv4numXEVDze_YKjKhnV0VY3CD2ZZ2ZxQ08DStlYbJfLRTiiDQaUZCR5ESf8rQre_Mk5NLFKDye_bKM16oPCFTj0JH17rMyoVzLZxYH4Y2VOQW0xQs-YicglNzkN2CCpgxvZcOM3PfBA5_IllWUekXKL_jC-T7x9v8B1D8ucpEgEn39TWECMR-dDVrLG05MzvxprGrpPJ5Zqnq_OHyyz49ksikDf4_lGin5c" style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(56, 88, 152); cursor: pointer"><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif">NCAT
Gulf States</span></a><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif">office in Jackson, MS. She talks about the benefits
of adding poultry to your existing livestock or crop operation or to a homestead.</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLyJ47HQt2A&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR3qztu_V6InRcjknkxYq5K5Viwcrk9cc85esD4lU3A4qiS9WrzC-Wub0GA" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow" style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(56, 88, 152); cursor: pointer"><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLyJ47HQt2A&feature=youtu.be</span></a></p>
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<span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif">NCAT's Agriculture Specialists have recorded several podcast episodes on poultry production--here is a small sample. You can listen online at the links below, or find the
ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture podcast on your favorite podcast app.</span></p>
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<font color="#1c1e21" face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 14px"><a href="https://attra.ncat.org/poultry-processing-strategies-podcast/" title="https://attra.ncat.org/poultry-processing-strategies-podcast/" style="margin: 0px"><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif">Poultry
Processing Strategies</span></a></span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif">--Ann Baier, a program specialist in NCAT's Davis, CA based Western Regional office, talks with California pastured poultry producers
Caleb Barron of Fogline Farm on the central coast of Santa Cruz and Gary Roberts of Zenter’s Fogbound Farm in Petaluma.</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 14px"><br>
<a href="https://attra.ncat.org/alternative-feed-for-poultry/" title="https://attra.ncat.org/alternative-feed-for-poultry/" style="margin: 0px"><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif">Alternative Feed for Poultry</span></a></span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif">--Margo
Hale, Regional Director of NCAT’s Southeast Regional office in Fayetteville, Arkansas, talks with Dr. Anne Fanatico about ecological poultry production and alternative feeds for poultry diets. Anne teaches and conducts research at Appalachian State University
in Boone, North Carolina.</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 14px"><br>
<a href="https://attra.ncat.org/texas-sized-sustainable-pasture-operations-greener-pastures-chicken/" title="https://attra.ncat.org/texas-sized-sustainable-pasture-operations-greener-pastures-chicken/" style="margin: 0px"><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif">Texas-Sized
Sustainable Pasture Operations: Greener Pastures Chicken</span></a></span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif">--</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif">Colin
Mitchell, a sustainable agriculture specialist with NCAT’s Southwest Regional Office in San Antonio, TX, hosts Cameron Molberg, owner of a larger-scale organic and pastured chicken operation, Greener Pastures Chicken, located in Elgin, Texas.<span> </span></span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 14px"><br>
<a href="https://attra.ncat.org/poultry-processing-podcast/" title="https://attra.ncat.org/poultry-processing-podcast/" style="margin: 0px"><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif">Poultry Processing<span> </span></span></a></span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif">--NCAT
Southeast's Margo Hale interviews Terrell Spencer of Across the Creek Farm in Fayetteville, AR</span></font></p>
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>From <a href="https://attra.ncat.org/category/news/" title="https://attra.ncat.org/category/news/">
ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture's Latest News</a>: There is a new Livestock Compass spreadsheet available for meat and egg producers.<br>
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The Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is offering a new
<a href="http://cias.wisc.edu/new-livestock-compass-spreadsheet/" title="http://cias.wisc.edu/new-livestock-compass-spreadsheet/">
Livestock Compass </a>spreadsheet. The Compass Toolbox project has created a range of whole-farm profit management tools to help growers improve on-farm decision making and financial farm planning. The spreadsheet tools calculate the costs of production and
the profitability of different market channels using a farmer’s financial data. The improved Livestock Compass for meat and egg producers is available online. You will have to fill out a brief information form, but the download is free.</div>
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If you have questions about poultry production, or any other sustainable farming questions, please contact NCAT's sustainable agriculture specialists! You can email askanag@ncat.org or call 800-346-9140.</b></div>
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