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Rebecca Schweitzer
Verified
Market Editor, Lancaster Farming
Des Moines
Beats
engineering, computer science, hard core science, accounting
Content
By Rebecca Schweitzer Verified| Lancaster Farming Verified JACOBUS, Pa. — Leveraging a company that creates aptamers — artificial DNA sequences that can bind to proteins — and a second one with tech to monitor pathogens, start-up company AptAvian is working to detect avian influenza in the air as a first step towards treating the disease. That’s just the beginning, though. AptAvian President George DeVaux and Thomas Caltagirone, CEO of aptamer-developer Aptagen, see the technology aiding with other animal illnesses and, possibly, human health.
By Rebecca Schweitzer Verified| Lancaster Farming Verified Three billion eggs from broiler hatcheries were rendered or sent to the landfill in 2021. This year will be the 15th that such eggs are not allowed to enter the breaking market, after the Food and Drug Administration changed the rules in 2009 for food safety.
By Rebecca Schweitzer Verified| Lancaster Farming Verified In late February, USDA led an agribusiness trade mission to Luanda, Angola, in hopes of developing the export market. The Kansas and Wisconsin departments of agriculture and 16 U.S. companies and organizations sent representatives alongside Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small. Jena Gress, manager of global marketing for the USA Poultry and Egg Export Council, was one of those individuals. She answered some questions about the trip and experience.
Company Info
Lancaster Farming
Lancaster Farming is a prominent agricultural media company based in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, serving the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States since 1955. Operating under Steinman Communications, it provides farm-focused news, market insights, and rural lifestyle content through its weekly newspaper and digital platforms. The company has approximately 53,000 paid subscribers and generates annual revenue of $19.8 million, employing 46 staff members. The weekly newspaper features a variety of sections, including breaking news, commodity markets, family-oriented content, and agribusiness updates. Lancaster Farming also offers digital platforms, including a website that serves as a hub for agricultural news and business directories. Their marketing services include business directory listings, targeted digital advertising, and social media integration. The company aims to connect farmers, agribusinesses, and rural communities by blending traditional media with modern digital solutions.
Ephrata, Pennsylvania, United States
+1 717-733-6397
Founded: 1955