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.
Cattle ranchers and social media influencers Natalie Kovarik and Brandi Buzzard are two of the mentors advising participants in the Animal Agriculture Alliance’s 2023 College Aggies Online scholarship program.
A dairy plant addition and a new meat science and muscle biology laboratory are on the drawing board for the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with half the money to build them being raised privately by the dairy and the meat industries, respectively.