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Alabama poultry foundation awards 28 scholarships to Auburn students
The Alabama Poultry Trust Foundation awarded over $75,000 in scholarships this past year to 28 students attending Auburn University. Recipients are either majoring in poultry science or graduating with a poultry science minor. Alabama Poultry &...
Alabama Poultry Foundation Scholarships Applications OPEN
Applications for Alabama Poultry Foundation scholarships and 2+2 scholarships are now available online at alabamapoultry.org. In 2023, APEA awarded over $75,000 in scholarships to Auburn University Students and another $5,000 in 2+2 scholarships. It's a priority for...
Faq for transparency in poultry grower contracting and tournaments final rule.
From USDA Agricultural Marketing Services. The Transparency in Poultry Grower Contracting and Tournaments Final Rule amending the regulations under the Packers and Stockyards Act (Act) was published in the Federal Register on November 28, 2023. On December...
Hightowers Named 2022 Alabama Poultry Farm Family
Ken Hightower got into the poultry business in 2004, fully intent on getting out of the poultry business one day. What he’d do was, build four pullet houses behind his home in Calhoun County’s Rabbittown community, and he and wife Amanda would run those on top of...
Made From (semi) Scratch: July/August 2022 Recipes
It’s grilling season, so fire up the grill for some delicious chicken dishes. Easy Grilled Chicken Thighs are a flavorful and economical way to serve chicken this summer alongside your favorite Southern sides like pasta salad, sliced tomatoes and fried okra. Or, make...
Alabama’s Community Colleges Partner with State’s Association to Meet Coming Workforce Shortage
In direct response to the need for more maintenance technicians in Alabama’s multi-billion-dollar forestry, poultry and egg industries, the Alabama Community College System, or ACCS, is collaborating with both the Alabama Forestry Association, or AFA, and Alabama...
Auburn Poultry Students Receive Record $57,500 in APEA Scholarships
Auburn University poultry science students received $57,500 in Alabama Poultry and Egg Association, or APEA, scholarships for the 2021-22 academic year. This is the largest amount ever rewarded on behalf of APEA. A program recognizing the students was held Nov. 1 at...
Cooking Chicken with Brenda Gantt
By Caleb Hicks. Brenda Gantt's house is filled with fixtures found in the home of a typical Southern lady. There are antique dressers, knick-knacks, hand-made pottery and a dining room table that could seat a small village. A homey kitchen is filled with well-seasoned...
Greenville’s Big Chicken Finds Final Roosting Place
By Caleb Hicks. When Greenville native Beth Chapman heard her home church was auctioning off an iconic 10-foot-tall fiberglass chicken to benefit its food pantry ministry, she knew she’d win. Chapman, a political and public relations consultant and former Alabama...
Jones Takes Reins as APEA President
By Caleb Hicks. The poultry industry is nothing new to incoming Alabama Poultry and Egg Association, or APEA, president Casey Jones of Hoover. As a third-generation industry employee, he’s been around the block a time or two. Jones, a longtime APEA board member, said...