In the rolling countryside of Georgia, where red clay roads wind past pastures and pines, Darrius has built a life around chickens. He lives there with his wife and their children, raising flocks with the kind of care that can only come from genuine passion. His journey started back in 1998, inside a poultry plant.…
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…
An effective watering system only performs as well as the farmer knows how to make it. It seems like such a simple thing, but sometimes even the smallest errors can have a detrimental effect on flock performance. Not to worry, we’re here to explain everything that you need to know to make your VAL-CO watering system (or – *gasp* – another system) work as well as it can.