Workshop Offered For Poultry Producers And Small Flock Owners
Contact: Mark Hutchinson, Extension Educator, 207-832-0343
AUGUSTA — University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine Compost Team will offer a workshop, “Avian Influenza Issues and Disposal Options,” on Friday, June 2 at the University of Maine in Augusta. The session is scheduled for from 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. in Jewett Hall. This workshop is specifically to inform and prepare flock owners, producers and others regarding proper disposal methods for routine and catastrophic bird mortalities. The information is relevant for both domestic and wild flocks and mortalities caused by avian influenza.
This workshop will feature speakers from the Maine Department of Agriculture, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, and UMaine Cooperative Extension. Topics will include backyard flocks, disposal issues and options, and biosecurity, and there will be a panel discussion.
There is no cost for the workshop and lunch will be provided.~Please register with UMaine Extension Educator Mark Hutchinson at 207-832-0343 or 800-244-2104 (in Maine), by no later than May 26 to allow an accurate headcount for lunch.