While Georgia possesses the natural resources and much of the infrastructure necessary to scale up its domestic fish production, it lacks expertise in aquaculture and currently imports most of its trout from bordering Turkey.
Scientists with University of Idaho’s Aquaculture Research Institute lead an effort to establish rainbow-trout production as a significant industry in the transcontinental country of Georgia.
The Mount Olive scholarship builds on the company’s commitment to improve access to education and provide educational opportunities for the dependents of Smithfield’s contract growers.
After the confirmed discovery of HPAI in dairy cows by the USDA, the Meat Institute says that properly prepared beef is safe to eat and is not a food safety risk to humans.