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
University of Georgia Awarded $25,734 USPOULTRY Foundation Student Recruiting Grant
The USPOULTRY Foundation recently awarded a $25,734 student recruiting grant to the University of Georgia, and the grant was made possible in part by an endowing Foundation gift from the Leland Bagwell Education and Innovation Fund. The funds will be used to help recruit students, furthering the program's significant influence on the future of the poultry industry in Georgia and around the world.
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Researchers Evaluate Methods to Improve Salmonella Surveillance in Turkeys
February 8, 2023
USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation announce the completion of a funded research project at the University of Georgia in which researchers evaluated methods to improve Salmonella surveillance in turkeys. The research was made possible in part by an endowing Foundation gif...
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$2,310 USPOULTRY Foundation Student Recruiting Grant Awarded to Cleveland Community College
February 7, 2023
The USPOULTRY Foundation awarded a $2,310 student recruiting grant to Cleveland Community College in North Carolina. The grant was made possible in part by an endowing Foundation gift from Prestage Farms and was presented to Courtney Happ, professor and animal science instru...
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Nan-Dirk Mulder, Keynote Speaker at the USPOULTRY Foundation Executive Luncheon
February 1, 2023
Nan-Dirk Mulder, senior global specialist animal protein with Rabobank, was the keynote speaker at the USPOULTRY Foundation Executive Luncheon, held during the 2023 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE). As part of his presentation on “Investing in Global Pou...
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Dr. Spyros Pavlostathis Bestowed Dr. Charles Beard Research Excellence Award
January 23, 2023
USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation are pleased to recognize Dr. Spyros Pavlostathis as the recipient of the annual Dr. Charles Beard Research Excellence Award. Pavlostathis is a professor emeritus of environmental engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology School...
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USPOULTRY Foundation Sponsors National FFA Officer Candidates to 2023 IPPE
January 18, 2023
National FFA Officer Candidates will be attending the International Poultry Expo (IPE), part of the 2023 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE), as a result of the USPOULTRY Foundation’s ongoing initiative to further attract the best and brightest students to ...
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