Source: Kristen Sargent, WATT AGNET, 11/1/21


JT Pope is named College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Outstanding Young Alumni award For JT Pope, a career in the poultry industry seemed like it was destiny. The North Carolina State University (NC State) College of Agriculture and Life Sciences alumnus and current nutritionist with the House of Raeford says it all started when he was 13 years old. “My dad bought a house and with that house came ducks and chickens. Whenever we moved into that house, the ducks and chickens were there and we started taking care of them,” Pope shares.

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