Ensuring the Future of the Poultry and Egg Industry
Your USPOULTRY Foundation is making a difference!
We are building on our success, having invested more
than $1 million in the industry over the last year.
The leadership of the Foundation is more important than ever as the industry faces ever-evolving challenges from disease and supply chain crisis to declining sources for funding important research.
The Foundation's mission is clear:
- Support the recruitment and training of the brightest students
- Seek and fund scientific research
- Foster student scientists
- Promote careers in the poultry and egg industry
We look forward to continuing our legacy of success and partnering with you and other industry leaders to ensure the future. With your help, we can build the next generation of leaders in the poultry industry, while conducting vital research to ensure our continued production of a safe, sustainable wholesome and affordable poultry and egg products.
Spotlight
USPOULTRY Foundation Awards $33,230 Student Recruiting Grant to Auburn University
The USPOULTRY Foundation recently awarded a $33,230 student recruiting grant to Auburn University. The grant was made possible in part from an endowing Foundation gift from Ingram Farms. Dr. William "Bill" Dozier, department head and director for the Charles C. Miller Jr. Poultry Research and Education Center, intends for the funds to help strengthen recruiting efforts, allowing the Poultry Science Department to interact with local high schools and community colleges to encourage students to consider poultry science and the various career opportunities available in the poultry industry.
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USPOULTRY Opens 2025 Spring Research Competition: Call for Preproposals from Academia and Research Institutions
August 26, 2024
USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation are now accepting research preproposals for the 2025 Spring Research Competition. Submissions are open to colleges, universities and research institutions until Nov. 1. Research proposals are reviewed and funded twice annually—in the sp...
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Industry Education Recruitment Funding Applications Being Accepted by USPOULTRY Foundation
June 24, 2024
The USPOULTRY Foundation is now accepting applications from colleges and universities for the Industry Education Recruitment Funding program. The funding supports student recruitment at colleges and universities that cultivate careers in the poultry and egg industry.
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Researcher Evaluates Increased Dark Periods After Placement of Broiler Chicks
May 28, 2024
USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation announce the completion of a funded research project by researchers at the University of Georgia that evaluated increased dark periods after placement of chicks. The research was made possible in part by an endowing Foundation gift from...
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Researchers Evaluate New Diagnostic Tool for Infectious Laryngotracheitis Detection
May 6, 2024
USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation announce the completion of a funded research project by researchers at the University of Georgia that evaluated a new diagnostic tool for Infectious Laryngotracheitis detection. The research was made possible in part by an endowing Foun...
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Texas A&M University Wins 75th USPOULTRY Foundation Ted Cameron National Poultry Judging Contest
May 1, 2024
Nine universities recently participated in the 75th USPOULTRY Foundation Ted Cameron National Poultry Judging Contest, held at Louisiana State University (LSU). Texas A&M University won the high team overall category, and The Ohio State University took second place. Addi...
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