This collaborative effort aims to build risk assessment models that will allow Perdue and other poultry producers to optimize Salmonella control strategies in their supply chain by enhancing their lotting and intervention tactics.
Poultry industry leaders from Cargill, Prestage Farms and Pilgrim’s participated in a program that informed the students about the multitude of career opportunities in the industry.
The grant funds will be used to raise awareness of the significant expansion of the poultry industry in South Georgia and the correlating opportunities for well-prepared graduates.
The grant funds will be used to recruit students into Cleveland Community College’s new Applied Animal Science Technology associate in applied science degree program.
Tammy Maxey says the grant will be used to design a poster and produce a video that show the impact of Virginia’s poultry industry and facts about poultry farming.
The students will receive an all-expenses-paid trip and will participate in a program led by poultry industry leaders who will advise them of the career opportunities in the industry.