Announcement: The Poultry Innovation Partnership has released it’s 2021 Research Showcase
This Research Showcase highlights what is possible when academia, industry and farmers work together to explore and develop solutions within the unique Western Canadian context.’
Working together: RDAR, Feather Boards and researchers partner to boost extension and technology transfer across the poultry sector
‘PIP brings farmers, academia and industry together at one table to meet the needs of the feather industries in Alberta. This project will support PIP to give our farmers the tools they need to succeed.’
Welcome to our new team members!
We are excited to welcome two new team members. Dr. Mohammad Afrouziyeh has joined us as a Research Associate and Thania Moraes MSc as an Extension Technician!
National Chicken Wing Day!
Did you know wings make up 8% of the chicken? Canadian farmers produce over 1 billion wings per year!
Did you know?
Did you know? Today’s modern chickens were domesticated around 8000 years ago. They evolved from the red jungle fowl, Gallus gallus.
The Super Bowl is coming. And we’re running out of chicken wings.
Not enough wings for the Super Bowl? Here’s a fun article on the situation in the USA: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/02/02/chicken-wing-shortage-super-bowl/
Condolences on passing of former Dean of Agriculture Faculty – Fenton MacHardy
Fenton MacHardy, beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed away in Kelowna, BC on January 4, 2021. Born in Vermilion, AB on February 2, 1921, he was predeceased by his cherished […]
