Minner was honored for her decades of service to the poultry and agricultural industries as a member of the General Assembly and as lieutenant governor and governor. Pope was recognized for his technical service, research, and outreach to the chicken industry as a poultry diagnostician and educator at the University of Delaware. In addition to being a poultry grower and internationally recognized authority on poultry house equipment, Boyce was a highly effective chairman of the DPI grower...

Because the cost of grid electricity has risen so high over the past few years, the poultry industry is looking at solar power as a cost effective, sustainable energy source. This new system supplies all electricity necessary for lighting, heat and ventilation used to raise day-old-chicks to maturity, and will significantly reduce Allen's electricity costs. In the event there is no solar, battery or grid power, the system automatically triggers backup diesel generation of electricity....

For instance, the measure makes it unlawful to let any animal, including livestock and poultry, "run at-large" and requires owners to keep their animals "under restraint at all times. The ordinance defines "dangerous animals" as those that attack people without provocation, and as mammals for which no rabies vaccine is recognized by the state. The drive for an animal ordinance started last fall, when residents of the Georgetown area asked the commissioners to outlaw the possession of...

Recent scares such as the avian influenza outbreak will be discussed during a Monday session on planning for a global pandemic. Other discussions will focus on the growth of the biotech industry under the European Union, proven biotech investment strategies and ways the industry can improve the health in minority communities. More than 18,000 people registered in advance, and several thousand more usually sign up during the event, said Robbi Lycett, vice president of conventions and...

Secretary of Agriculture on meat and poultry inspection programs. Membership is drawn from a broad range of groups interested in food safety including consumers, producers, processors, exporters and importers of meat and poultry products, as well as those in academia, public health, and federal and state government. The committee generally meets twice a year and addresses food safety and policy issues of concern to the USDA. The members are selected to serve a two-year term. A complete...