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Funeral Potatoes & Wool MittensFlock to Fork: Eggstravaganza and Deviled Eggs with Iowa Egg CouncilWelcome to the 50th episode! We’re heading to Iowa today to speak with Iowa Egg Council’s Board Chairman Bruce Dooyema, and Director of Marketing and Communications Melissa Alto-Kintigh about one powerhouse food—eggs.
IOWA IS THE #1 STATE IN EGG PRODUCTION
First, we cover the basics, like how many eggs a chicken lays in a day, what determines the color of eggs, their nutritional value and health benefits, why we refrigerate our eggs in the U.S., and which fast-food restaurant still cracks a real egg for their breakfast sandwich.
Then, Bruce, who is a...
2024-03-2950 min
The Poultry Leadership PodcastFlock Planning & HPAI - Bruce Dooyema - Versova Episode 4Send a textBruce Dooyema, a veteran of the poultry industry with over 50 years of experience, shares his journey and insights in this podcast interview. Here are the key takeaways:Early Life and Career:Started with chickens at age 12, helping his family farm grow from dairy to chickens.Graduated from high school and couldn't afford college, so joined the family chicken business.Witnessed the consolidation of the egg industry in the late 80s and early 90s.Center Fresh and Versova:Founded Center Fresh with partners to reach the goal of 1...
2023-12-2933 min
Conversations with Anne Elizabeth#276 - Bruce Dooyema, Iowa Egg FarmerConversation 276: The Story, Journey and Passion of Bruce Dooyema, Iowa Egg Farmer
Graciously sponsored by the Iowa Egg Council
Bruce is a third-generation farmer in Sioux County, Iowa. He works alongside other family farmers to operate Center Fresh Eggs that has operations in four counties in Iowa and also in the African nation of Mozambique. He has partnered with farmers in Mozambique to establish local egg production and build schools for agriculture education. These farms have 10 million egg laying hens producing around 8 million eggs a day. Bruce is passionate about the role of modern agriculture i...
2022-12-061h 07