Chicken enthusiasts across the country have the chance to win a heritage flock of chickens from P. Allen Smith’s farm, a free coop from Horizon Structures and a year’s supply of Purina® Layena® Plus Omega feed in the Purina® Rule the Roost Sweepstakes sponsored by Purina and P. Allen Smith with “Chicken Chat” and the Heritage Poultry Conservancy.

Beginning July 18, 2011, contestants can enter to win a grand prize of a Horizon Structures coop to accommodate a heritage flock of 10 hens and two roosters from P. Allen Smith’s farm, and a year’s supply of Purina’s new feed Purina® Layena® Plus Omega, or three first place prizes that include a signed copy of P. Allen Smith’s book, “Seasonal Recipes from the Garden,” and a free bag of Purina® Layena® Plus Omega-3. All entries will receive a $3 off coupon for Purina® Layena® Plus Omega-3. Contestants can enter the Purina® Rule the Roost Sweepstakes by visiting www.facebook.com/PurinaPoultry and by “liking” Purina Poultry and Chicken Chat on Facebook and filling out an entry form.

“Chickens, especially the heritage breeds, are a huge passion for me and also a great source of fresh food,” said P. Allen Smith, food and gardening expert and founder of the Heritage Poultry Conservancy. “What they eat is important not only for their health but also for the eggs they produce. That’s why I feed my flock Purina® Layena® Plus Omega-3. With the Purina® Rule the Roost Sweepstakes, we’re excited to help someone else start raising poultry or give their flock a makeover, so they too, can begin experiencing fresh, healthier eggs.”

Purina’s newest chicken feed, Purina® Layena® Plus Omega-3 helps address the lack of Omega-3 in American’s diets. Omega-3 is an essential fatty acid for proper heart and brain function, growth and development. Purina® Layena® Plus Omega-3 is formulated to produce more than 200mg Omega-3 per large egg* and has a natural vegetarian formula with added vitamins, minerals, and trace nutrients and without added antibiotics or hormones. Like all Purina SunFresh® Recipe Poultry Feeds, Layena® Plus Omega-3 contains marigold extract for rich golden yolks, key levels of calcium and manganese for strong shells with fewer cracks and an optimized level of Vitamin E to support a healthy immune system.

The flock that the Purina® Rule the Roost Sweepstakes winner will receive will consist of Heritage breeds of chickens. For more information on Heritage chickens visit the Heritage Poultry Conservancy’s website, www.heritagepoultry.org. The Heritage Poultry Conservancy, founded by Smith in 2009, is a nonprofit dedicated to the preservation and support of all threatened breeds and strains of domestic poultry.

The Purina® Rule the Roost Sweepstakes ends September 18, 2011, and prizes will be awarded by September 30, 2011. The Purina® Rule the Roost Sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are at least 13 years old at the time of entry. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. Sweepstakes ends 09/18/11. For Official Rules, prize description and odds disclosure, please visit www.facebook.com/PurinaPoultry. Purina® Rule the Roost Sweepstakes is jointly sponsored by Purina Mills, LLC and P. Allen Smith with “Chicken Chat” and the Heritage Poultry Conservancy.

*When fed a diet of Layena® Plus Omega exclusively for at least 3 weeks. Based on large egg (50g). Results may vary with factors such as total diet and hen health. Typical egg contains 65mg of Omega 3 fatty acids. 

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Organic Pond is pleased to announce that the Organic Materials Research Institute (OMRI) has reviewed the company's PureBacteria+ Biological Pond Muck Reducer (http://info.organicpond.com/purebacteria-pond-muck-reducer/) and has listed PureBacteria+ for use in organic production.

"PureBacteria+ is a fast-acting, natural, organic pond cleaner that balances the nutrient load in a pond or lake by digesting decaying organic matter such as fish waste and decaying algae and weeds. The results are a reduction of odors and the gradual elimination of the muck layer," said Pete Kennedy, CEO of Organic Pond, a Michigan-based research and manufacturing company specializing in natural fresh water treatment technologies serving the agriculture, aquaculture, golf course, resort and property management markets, including owners of large residential ponds or lakes. "In organic agriculture, growers frequently use ponds for irrigation and livestock watering. Traditionally, aquatic algaecides and herbicides have been used to control algae and weeds that cause water quality issues and often clog irrigation pumps. We introduced PureBacteria+ to address the nutrient load feeding the water source and provide the grower with an organic alternative to chemical treatments," said Kennedy. 

"Aquaculture or fish farming is another key market for PureBacteria+," states Kennedy. "With high fish population per acre of water, fish waste is a significant problem for most growers. PureBacteria+ naturally consumes the fish waste, resulting in cleaner, clearer water." 

Residential and farm ponds can also benefit from using microbial-based products. "Our business began serving the residential and farm pond market with our ABC approach to pond health, which we designed to reduce the use of chemical treatments. We found that Aeration, Bacteria and Colorant naturally balance the pond ecosystem by eliminating stagnation and nutrient accumulation and the overall biomass of algae and weed production," said Kennedy.

Organic Pond products can be found at feed & grain stores or online at http://www.organicpond.com/.

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DR Power Equipment has threatened to make ordinary hydraulic log splitters obsolete with the brand new DRRapidFire Log Splitter. DR technology has eliminated the big drawbacks of hydraulic log splitters. Now there’s no messy hydraulic fluid to spill or replace.  DR RapidFire Log Splitters have lower maintenance and operation costs, than slow hydraulic splitters. Most importantly, DR has achieved dramatic increases in speed and productivity.

The groundbreaking DRRapidFire log splitters replace hydraulics with a powerful rack and pinion system that delivers overwhelming speed and power to the task of splitting logs. The engine spins two 74 pound, cast iron flywheels to generate and store tremendous energy that is unleashed in a sudden burst, hurtling the log into the splitting wedge. The RapidFire will split a log in one second, then automatically return to its starting position, in a total of just three seconds, making it the fastest log splitter on the market—up to six times faster than conventional hydraulic splitters. The RapidFire model is available with manual- and electric-starting. DR also offers an optional steel work table for the RapidFire, which expands the work surface to keep split wood within easy reach for re-splitting or stacking.

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