North Carolina-based Wilkes Community College is positioned to provide students with an entry into the poultry industry, as several large companies are located in the region.
Foundation presents $7,000 grant to Wilkes Community College, allowing them to recruit high school students into their poultry program, raise awareness of the career options available and more.
Using RFSI funding, the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry supports middle-of-the-supply-chain operations to create more economic opportunities for the state’s producers.
The company's eel is currently based on plant materials and is expected to include cultivated eel cells in the future as economies of scale allow price-competitive cell development.
U.S. pork production is forecast to hit 27.2 billion pounds for 2023, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s November 2023 U.S. red meat and poultry forecast, marking a slight increase from USDA’s 2022 production total of just under 27 billion pounds.