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Photo submissions for our Annual Metzer Farms Photo Contest just closed this past weekend on Saturday, September 30th. Thank you so much everyone who entered! We received some really great waterfowl photos this year. We truly appreciate the time and effort it took for you to take and submit your photos. Our waterfowl community is amazing!
We will be spending the next month going through all the entries and selecting our winners. There will be two overall winners as well as photos selected to be displayed in our upcoming 2024 Metzer Farms Catalog.
First Prize: will win a $100 Metzer Farms Gift Certificate (or $100 donated to the charity of your choice)
Second Prize: will win a $50 Metzer Farms Gift Certificate (or $100 donated to the charity of your choice)
Stay tuned for results! We will be announcing the winners in our November Newsletter issue.
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Late October and early November marks the season for some of the biggest poultry shows in North America.
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The Ohio National Poultry Show is right around the corner. This show is the biggest of its kind, and the biggest in the United States that's for sure. 2023 event organizers are hoping to showcase over 10,000+ birds. The show is hosted by The American Poultry Association and this year's event celebrates its 150th Anniversary. It should be a great event. Details below:
* The Ohio National Poultry Show
A 3-Day Celebration running from November 10 - 12, 2023
717 East 17th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio
Website Link
Admissions is free and visitors can see hundreds of different breeds of poultry. Ducks, geese, chickens, guineas and turkeys will be on display. In addition to birds, there will be equipment vendors, poultry products, new & antique poultry books, and much more!
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For our Canadian friends, The Ontario Poultry Breeders 30th Anniversary Show might be of interest. This year's event will be held on October 21st and 22nd at the West Niagaria Fairgrounds Grassie (Grimsby) in Ontario, Canada. Link and information here:
* The Ontario Poultry Breeders 30th Anniversary Show
October 21 - 22, 2023
Ontario, Canada
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The CDC recently created a fantastic two-part video series on cleanliness and biosecurity procedures for keeping your coop clean and your poultry healthy. This is great informational material for new backyard poultry owners. It demonstrates how to safely care for poultry and promote a cleanly environment to prevent the spread of germs.
Last month we shared Video #1 on Coop Care. This month we are sharing the second video in this two-part series: Episode 2 is titled Chick Inn. Click on the image below to access and enjoy!
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CDC Coops Video - Episode 2: Chick Inn
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THE LOPES FAMILY FARM
INTEGRATED FARMING - RICE & DUCKS TOGETHER
“You build a more resilient food system when you have two crops together — the ducks and the rice,” Christopher Lopes says of his farming operation in Colusa County, California where he and his father, Bruce Lopes, combine a farming system that integrates ducks and rice together on the same acreage. Together the two ecosystems meet and thrive.
Bruce and Christopher Lopes are Metzer Farms customers who seem to be getting rice farming and duck rearing done right. By focusing on the age-old practice of aigamo which combines farming ducks and rice together on the same land, they are capitalizing on two crops simultaneously. It's a fascinating story of ingenuity, hard work, and thinking outside of the box.
Read more about the Lopes Family Farm in these articles below. We are very proud to have relationships with customers such as these!
Duck Revolution Combines Rice Growing, Raising Ducks
September 6, 2023 article presented by AgAlert and written by Vicky Boyd
Lopes Family Farm Begins
Edible Shasta-Butte, Spring 2023
By Bruce & Christopher Lopes
The Old Man and His Son Ready for Summer and Ducks
Edible Shasta-Butte, Summer 2023
By Bruce & Christopher Lopes
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Christopher & Bruce Lopes and some of their ducks.
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