Tuesday, February 17, 2026

The ‘longest Christmas Party’ . . . looking fondly at a Missouri tradition

By Jo Manhart

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Special to Poultry Times
· In this special article for Poultry Times, Jo Manhart, a spokesperson for Missouri’s egg industry, and longtime executive director of the Missouri Egg Council, looks back on a time-honored poultry holiday tradition with the University of Missouri.
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Back in the day, even before WWII, the Poultry Science Department of the University of Missouri initiated a Christmas party for faculty and staff families, including any and all students, in the department. The wives carried in the food, and it. . .

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