From the Field

“Perfect,” says Linda Manzini about his World Poultry Foundation-funded internship at Iowa Cage Free. “I liked how the systems are constructed; everything is done by machine. It makes the work day easy.” Rotated around the farm’s operations over the course of a year, from poultry man to egg processor ...

This story is one in a series from Frances Chisholm highlighting stories of lives impacted by World Poultry Foundation programs and workshops both in the U.S. and abroad. We encourage you to learn more about Ms. Chisholm and our poultry projects in South Africa. Fikani Mthembu has a passion ...

This story is one in a series from Frances Chisholm highlighting stories of lives impacted by World Poultry Foundation programs and workshops both in the U.S. and abroad. We encourage you to learn more about Ms. Chisholm and our poultry projects in South Africa. “I am so proud” Dinah ...

This story is one in a series from Frances Chisholm highlighting stories of lives impacted by World Poultry Foundation programs and workshops both in the U.S. and abroad. We encourage you to learn more about Ms. Chisholm and our poultry projects in South Africa. “Strong desire to learn” That’...

This story is one in a series from Frances Chisholm highlighting stories of lives impacted by World Poultry Foundation programs and workshops both in the U.S. and abroad. We encourage you to learn more about Ms. Chisholm and our poultry projects in South Africa. Kwa-Zulu Natal Poultry Institute Reviews ...

This story is one in a series from Frances Chisholm highlighting stories of lives impacted by World Poultry Foundation programs and workshops both in the U.S. and abroad. We encourage you to learn more about Ms. Chisholm and our poultry projects in South Africa. Empowering the Next Generation: Mentoring ...

This story is one in a series from Frances Chisholm highlighting stories of lives impacted by World Poultry Foundation programs and workshops both in the U.S. and abroad. We encourage you to learn more about Ms. Chisholm and our poultry projects in South Africa. “A once in a lifetime ...

Recently Richard Fritz spent four days in Cuba working on structure and content for an upcoming two-day WPF funded workshop on egg production designed for members of the Cuban Poultry Research Institute and the Ministry of Agriculture. Over 70 researchers and producers plan to attend the December workshop on layer nutrition, ...

“I may live in Iowa, but my story began in South Africa” This is the message on Mthokozisi Luthuli’s favorite t-shirt during his year in Iowa as a Future Farmers Foundation poultry intern. A born extrovert, he relished the opportunity to extol on his beloved South Africa. Mthokozisi’s ...

“Amazing,” says Susan Reed, Iowa Cage Free’s manager of new hire training, about the six Future Farmer Foundation interns the company has hosted to date. They bring poultry expertise that’s superior to any other group of international interns, she exclaimed. In one example, Production Supervisor, Margaret Noll, impressed ...