HLGU receives $7,000 grant from U.S. Poultry and Egg Foundation for agribusiness program

HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal-LaGrange University (HLGU) recently was awarded a $7,000 grant from the U.S. Poultry and Egg Foundation for recruitment for the HLGU agribusiness program.

The U.S. Poultry and Egg Foundation was created to provide funds to train and educate students for the advancement of the poultry industry. The HLGU Agribusiness program is a concentration of the business administration degree and has a small demonstration farm on campus. The demonstration farm includes turkeys and chickens which are the beginnings of an egg production operation. There is a small grain operation with plans to add feeder cattle in the future. In addition to their classroom work, HLGU agribusiness students receive hands-on experience with the day-to-day operation of the demonstration farm.

The grant provided by the Industry Education Recruitment Fund of the U.S. Poultry and Egg Foundation will provide funds for the development of a video, flyers and promotional items. These will be used at student recruitment events and high school and FFA visits to promote the HLGU agribusiness program and generate interest in preparing for a career in the poultry industry.

“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,” agribusiness instructor Will Stuflick said in a press release. “In the tristate region, rural agriculture communities are facing a workforce shortage due to declining numbers of high school students being exposed to agriculture career opportunities. HLGU is committed to assisting our local workforce partners to train and recruit high school students into the agribusiness career pathway.”

For more information on the agribusiness program, contact admissions@hlg.edu or call 573-629-3264.