Month: October 2023

Prevent Bird Conflicts on Dairy Farms

Agriculture WGC Indy Blogs

October 24, 2023
Birds have been a nuisance on farms since the dawn of agriculture. While pest bird culprits, their agricultural targets, and deterrence strategies have changed over the millennia, the threats birds pose to farms remain largely unchanged. Dairy farms are particularly – and consistently – hard hit by birds, resulting in... Read More
Dairy farm

How to Deter Birds from Dairy Farms

Agriculture MBM Blogs

October 24, 2023
Birds have been a nuisance on farms since the dawn of agriculture. While pest bird culprits, their agricultural targets, and deterrence strategies have changed over the millennia, the threats birds pose to farms remain largely unchanged. Dairy farms are particularly – and consistently – hard hit by birds, resulting in... Read More
Dairy farm

How to Eliminate Bird Conflicts on Dairy Farms

Agriculture WGC Blogs

October 24, 2023
Birds have been a nuisance on farms since the dawn of agriculture. While pest bird culprits, their agricultural targets, and deterrence strategies have changed over the millennia, the threats birds pose to farms remain largely unchanged. Dairy farms are particularly – and consistently – hard hit by birds, resulting in... Read More
Dairy farm

Bird Basics: Learn About the European Starling

WGC Indy Blogs

October 17, 2023
With its highly iridescent, speckled coat of feathers, bright yellow bill, and pink feet, the European Starling is an easily recognizable bird. These highly athletic birds can often be found flying in-sync in flocks numbering the tens of thousands, dancing in the sky as part of a murmuration. Distinct features... Read More
European starling

Bird Basics: Get to Know the European Starling

WGC Blogs

October 17, 2023
With its highly iridescent, speckled coat of feathers, bright yellow bill, and pink feet, the European Starling is an easily recognizable bird. These highly athletic birds can often be found flying in-sync in flocks numbering the tens of thousands, dancing in the sky as part of a murmuration. Distinct features... Read More
European starling

Bird 101: Get Familiar With the European Starling

MBM Blogs

October 17, 2023
With its highly iridescent, speckled coat of feathers, bright yellow bill, and pink feet, the European Starling is an easily recognizable bird. These highly athletic birds can often be found flying in-sync in flocks numbering the tens of thousands, dancing in the sky as part of a murmuration. Distinct features... Read More
European starling

Fall 2023 Avian Flu Report

Agriculture WGC Indy Blogs

October 10, 2023
The current strain of H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has upended the global poultry industry – and resulted in the deadliest bird flu outbreak in history. Since the flu arrived in the United States in early 2022, poultry farmers and wildlife conservationists have scrambled to contain cases. A lucky... Read More
Checking chickens for avian flu

October 2023 Bird Flu Update

Agriculture MBM Blogs

October 10, 2023
The current strain of H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has upended the global poultry industry – and resulted in the deadliest bird flu outbreak in history. Since the flu arrived in the United States in early 2022, poultry farmers and wildlife conservationists have scrambled to contain cases. A lucky... Read More
Checking chickens for avian flu

October 2023 Avian Flu Update

Agriculture WGC Blogs

October 10, 2023
The current strain of H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has upended the global poultry industry – and resulted in the deadliest bird flu outbreak in history. Since the flu arrived in the United States in early 2022, poultry farmers and wildlife conservationists have scrambled to contain cases. A lucky... Read More
Checking chickens for avian flu

Keep Birds Away From Warehouses & Loading Docks

WGC Indy Blogs

October 4, 2023
When temperatures drop, pigeons, sparrows, starlings, and other pest birds flock to warehouses, loading docks, parking garages, and other spacious buildings to hunker down and survive the winter. The structures’ roofs provide shelter and relative warmth, and their many beams, ledges, lights, and pipes look, to birds, like the perfect... Read More