Hannibal-LaGrange University (HLGU) was recently given a $7,000 grant by the U.S. Poultry and Egg Foundation to help them find new students for their agribusiness program.
The U.S. Poultry and Egg Foundation was set up to help the poultry business grow by giving money to students to help them learn and train.
You can focus on agribusiness as part of your business administration degree at HLGU, and there is a small display farm on campus. There are turkeys and chickens on the display farm, which are the first steps toward starting an egg-producing business.
Small grain farming is going on, and feeder animals will be added in the future. Students in HLGU’s agribusiness program do work in the classroom, but they also get to help run the showcase farm every day.
With the grant money from the U.S. Poultry and Egg Foundation’s Industry Education Recruitment Fund, a video, flyers, and other promotional things will be made.
These will be used to promote the HLGU agribusiness program and get people interested in preparing for a future in the poultry industry at events to recruit students and during visits to high schools and FFA groups.
In a press release, agribusiness instructor Will Stuflick said, “HLGU is pleased to receive this grant award from the U.S. Poultry and Egg Foundation and will use these funds to market agribusiness careers.
Rural agriculture communities in the tristate area are having trouble finding workers because fewer high school students are learning about job opportunities in agriculture.” “HLGU is committed to helping our local workforce partners train and hire high school students who want to work in agriculture.