On November 16th, Aviagen inaugurated a new pedigree farm in Crossville, TN. The location includes a high-biosecurity feed mill, a hatchery, a production and administrative center and pedigree farms. The complex was established in 1991 and currently has 7 farms of the planned 14 to be completed by the beginning of 2025.
Aviagen has operated in the Crossville area for 32 years having transferred pedigree breeding operations from Elkmont, AL. in 1991.
Jan Henricksen, CEO of Aviagen, stated, “We are pleased to be part of the great state of Tennessee and their welcoming and caring citizens. I look forward to many more years of successful collaboration.”
The inauguration was attended by state and local invitees and was hosted by Hendricksen and by DeWet 
Nortje, GM of Higher Generation Production and Andy Goldman, VP of Pedigree Operations.