Source: NCDA&CS, 2/2/22

We Are Agriculture is a year-long series that will highlight the hard-work done by employees across the Department of Agriculture. Tammy Thornton, Consumer Safety Inspector with our Meat and Poultry Inspection Division, is one of those employees. Stay tuned each Wednesday here on the blog or any of our social media accounts and join us in honoring those who continue to drive our state’s agriculture industry forward each day!

Tammy Thornton, Consumer Safety Inspector with our Meat and Poultry Inspection Division, is on the front lines of food safety in her position. Stationed at the Nahunta Slaughter House in Wayne County, Tammy works hard each day to ensure consumers have quality and safe meat products available in local stores.

Tammy grew up in an agricultural family with her father working at a produce company. She has loved the agriculture industry from a young age and never veered from the path it started for her. “When I was younger and in school, I would spend my summers working the green season at Mount Olive pickle company,” Tammy said, “and I always enjoyed working in that position, learning more about the industry and growing my experience.” She also worked with turkeys and chickens for a while at various plants before starting her role at the department of agriculture.

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