Pilgrim’s Moorefield, the largest employer in Hardy County and largest poultry integrator in West Virginia, is hosting a workshop at 1 p.m. July 24 at the Pilgrim’s Moorefield Fresh Plant in an effort to attract a new generation of poultry growers from the Potomac Highlands region.
The workshop will educate attendees on becoming a grower, daily activities involved in raising birds and the career’s lifestyle benefits.
According to Allen Collins, Pilgrim’s Moorefield complex manager, the goal of the workshop is to help attract new growers to fill the need left by retiring growers. New growers are vital to meeting increased global poultry demands.
“The demand for poultry continues to rise and many farmers who have supplied birds for the better part of 30 years are now retiring. Attracting new growers will ensure that we can continue to feed millions of people across the nation while investing in our communities at home,” Collins said. “The average grower can make around $70,000 with a two-house farm. It’s a great way of life that offers benefits other careers do not.”
Interested individuals living in Mineral, Hardy, Hampshire, Grant, Pendleton and Tucker counties are encouraged to attend to learn more about the benefits of a career in poultry.
The Pilgrim’s Moorefield Fresh Plant is located at 129 Potomac Ave., Moorefield, WV 26836.
Registration is appreciated. To register for the workshop, call 304-278-3344 or email larkin.dunkle@pilgrims.com.