From left: Curt Kiser, Aviagen Keep Manufacturing Supervisor; De Moist Nortje, Aviagen Fundamental Supervisor, Better Period Manufacturing; Jan Henriksen, CEO, Aviagen Broiler Breeder Group; Congressman John Rose, Tenn. sixth District; Grant Mason, Aviagen Program Geneticist; Andy Goldman, Aviagen Vice President, Pedigree Operations
Part of broader $100 million funding, the model new farm is a milestone in ongoing journey of improvement and innovation.
Aviagen® is proud to announce the grand opening of its new pedigree farm in Crossville, Tenn., which occurred on Nov. 16. There to welcome firm had been Aviagen CEO Jan Henriksen, De Moist Nortje, Fundamental Supervisor of Better Period Manufacturing and Andy Goldman, Vice President of Pedigree Operations.
This new farm, the place high-generation breeding stock will seemingly be produced, represents a
essential milestone inside the 32-year historic previous of improvement and innovation for Aviagen in
the Crossville house. Deciding on the agricultural house for its biosecurity energy, the worldwide
breeding agency relocated its Pedigree operations from Elkmont, Ala., to Crossville
in 1991. Over time Aviagen has develop to be an integral part of the neighborhood,
aligning with the company’s dedication to “Breeding Success Collectively” with its
native communities and its purchasers, the world’s poultry producers.
The pedigree farm is one ingredient of Aviagen’s full Crossville
operations, which moreover operate a state-of-the-art veterinary diagnostics laboratory,
one in all solely two within the USA dedicated to servicing Aviagen’s inside
breeding efforts and amongst merely seven worldwide. The Crossville companies embrace a
extraordinarily biosecure feedmill, a hatchery, manufacturing office and quite a few farms the place
pioneering evaluation and innovation are ongoing.
The Crossville pedigree farm is part of an ongoing $100 million funding in
Pikeville, Crossville and the encircling areas. In 2020 the company inaugurated
the feedmill, and this marks the completion of farm amount seven out of the deliberate
14.
The farm progress is predicted to be completely realized by the tip of 2024, creating
employment options for as a lot as 150 further farm professionals inside the house.
“We have discovered an distinctive workforce in Tennessee, people who understand agriculture and acknowledge the important place we play inside the meals present chain as a breeding agency. We’re comfortable to be part of the great state of Tennessee and its welcoming and caring residents, and stay up for many further years of worthwhile collaboration,” commented Henriksen.