4 February 2026 5 www.SmallFarmCanada.ca TOP LEFT: AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD CANADA | TOP RIGHT: NDREY KUZMIN - ADOBE STOCK | CARTOON RESOURCE - ADOBE STOCK | EL BENEDIKT - ADOBE STOCK LETTERS TO THE EDITOR FEBRUARY 3-5, 2026 CASINO RAMA RESORT | RAMA, ONTARIO Empowering Indigenous entrepreneurs, communities, and organizations to grow sustainable businesses and strengthen local food & finance systems. First Nations Agriculture and Finance Conference REGISTER NOW! STARTING AT $145.92 FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT: https://www.firstnationsag.ca/fnafo-conference/ SALE ON UNTIL MAY 31 ,2025 Precision Depth Roller POWERFUL CLEARING PERFORMANCE EASY TO USE YEAR-AFTER-YEAR DURABILITY Visit us today to find out more! CALL US 519-669–2192 LOOK US UP www.efsaudersales.ca WALLENSTEIN, ON | MARKDALE, ON WITH SNOW BLOWERS Hi Julie, Thanks for your interest in our berry research. Since your last article (Nov-Dec 2024 and Jan-Feb 2026), we made some significant progress in generating new findings that have been subject of a provisory US/Canada Patent. After the patent filing these findings have been published (see below two recent articles). Patents Diarra, M. S., K. Ross, Q. Das, A. M. Rehman, P. Mak. 2025. Poultry Feed Additive Containing Berry Pomace and Limosilactobacillus reuteri. U.S. Provisional Patent Application (35 USC 111(b)), Number 63/760,253. February 19, 2025 Publications in peer reviewed journals Mak, P. H.W., M. A. Rehman, X. Yin, C. Julien, Y. Martel-Kennes, K. Ross, E. G. Kiarie, M. S. Diarra. 2025. Growth performance and body composition of Eimeria-infected broiler fed berry pomaces and a Limosilactobacillus reuteri isolate. Poultry Science, https:// doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2025.105812. Kithama, M.; Hassan, Y.I.; Yin, X.; Tang, J.; Clairmont, L.; Sienkiewicz, O.; Ross, K.; Lau, C.H.-F.; Lepp, D.; Zhao, X.; E. G. Kiarie and M. S. Diarra. 2025. Shift of Microbiota and Modulation of Resistome in the Ceca of Broiler Chicken Fed Berry Pomace Alone or in Combination of a Multienzyme Mixture. Microorganisms 2025, 13, 1044. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms13051044. Thank you to Dr. Moussa Diarra for sharing his most recently published findings. We have provided a summary of one, on page 19. - Julie Is it available at retailers near you? To learn more about the DIRECT RETAIL SALES PROGRAM contact Ashleigh at 1-866-260-7985 ext. 252 or email Subscriptions@SmallFarmCanada.ca NOW STOCKS SMALL FARM CANADA MAGAZINE! St. Thomas, ON SMALL FARM CANADA Barnyard Humour My job? Alarm clock, motivational speaker, and occasional fence model. “I got invited up to the house for dinner.”
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