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VAL-CO® and ONCE® (by Signify®) Announce Exclusive Partnership VAL-CO® and ONCE® (by Signify®)  are excited to announce their exclusive partnership - bringing the revolutionary Optient® gradient lighting system to the US and Canadian poultry industries through select VAL-CO Distribution partners. Optient is a patent pending gradient lighting system  focused on optimizing animal health and productivity.…

B & B Gates started as a side business run by Barry Polema in the machine shop on his farm just outside of Doon, Iowa. For many years, Barry spent his days working a full-time job to support his family and nights welding hog and cattle gates in a small corner of his shop. Over…

A Successful Sales Story: Run Hai Yuan Wuyuan Run Hai Yuan is a branch company of Shanxi Long Hai, who is one of the biggest breeder companies in China. They started building breeder farms in Inner Mongolia in 2018. They purchased 71 breeder houses of watering system from VAL-CO in 2019. After using our VAL-CO…

During the Pig and Poultry Exhibition, the team from Grange CSE Ltd in East Yorkshire, England was approached by a producer of ducks in traditional sheds. He was interested in using the mini drinker and Val Watering nipple drinker system in place of the drinkers normally installed in duck farms. He has three goals. First…

Marijan Skvorc - Croatia Marijan Skvorc started poultry farming in 2004 when he built a 25,000-head broiler house. After 10 years of successful business, he added another house in 2018, growing total bird capacity to over 50,000 chickens. He installed watering lines and feed lines, radiant brooders, and other VAL-CO products in his houses. So…

For Garvin Gounraj, the legacy of farming started three generations ago in the rice paddies of South America. Garvin’s family immigrated to New York in the early 1990’s. Shortly after, they made their way to Maryland where they transplanted their roots and continued their farming legacy. His father and mother once raised sheep, goats, and…

Farming is recognized as one of the most dangerous professions in the U.S. Because many farms are small farms and employ fewer than 10 people, farm safety is mostly unregulated. Farm hazards range from respiratory hazards created by dust and gases, exposure to chemicals like pesticides and cleaners, UV radiation from sun exposure, and illnesses…

Brooding For Success Creating the optimal environment for young birds to thrive in during the brooding period will set producers up for success throughout the entire rearing period. The ideal environment consists of optimal floor and air temperature, access to ample food and water, fresh clean air, and dry litter.   Heat Chicks cannot regulate…

The spread of viral disease has been at the forefront of animal and human health for the past few years. Avian Influenza (AI), Porcine Reproductive & Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS), Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv), and other highly contagious pathogens are all a threat to animal agriculture. Highly Pathogenic AI viruses cause severe, systemic disease with…

The 2024 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) had the largest trade show floor ever with 621,350 square feet of exhibit space and 1,427 exhibitors.  This year, IPPE has more than 31,000 poultry and egg, meat, and animal food industry attendees representing 130+ countries. Sponsored by the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, American Feed Industry…