ATLANTA, Ga. — More than $7.7 million in commitments have been pledged for Ensuring the Future, a campaign to enhance the sustainability and prosperity of the poultry and egg industry through the U.S. Poultry & Egg Harold E. Ford Foundation. The campaign was announced during the Foundation Executive Luncheon at the International Production & Processing Expo.
"The purpose of the foundation is to attract bright young people to the poultry industry and fund important research," said campaign co-chairman Elton Maddox, president and CEO of Wayne Farms. "Today, our foundation is the primary funding source for those two critical. . .