Christy Puffenbarger, vice president of technical services at Aviagen Turkeys, is set to serve as chairwoman, succeeding Jay Jandrain, president and CEO of Butterball.
After receiving their formal pardons from the president in the White House’s Rose Garden Club, Gobble and Waddle will return to North Carolina to live at North Carolina State University in Raleigh.
National Turkey Federation chairman presents the National Thanksgiving Turkeys named Gobble and Waddle to President Donald Trump during the 78th National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation.
Senior vice president of science and policy has leadership experience in advancing key priorities across animal health, food safety and production issues.
National Turkey Federation issues a request for proposals for a scientific study to define and develop microbiologically independent lots of raw ground turkey within a single production day.