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Georgia political, agricultural leaders celebrate poultry lab opening
New facility will be home for industry research, diagnostics and education
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Special 13-foot scissors were used for the ceremonial ribbon cutting Friday morning at the dedication ceremony for the new Georgia Poultry Laboratory in North Hall County. The scissors were specially made for the opening of the Georgia Poultry Federation's headquarters building in Gainesville in October 1968. From the right are Gov. Nathan Deal, Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black, Sen. Butch Miller, R-Gainesville, and Georgia Poultry Federation President Emeritus Abit Massey.
The cold weather Friday morning could not chill the warm spirits of those attending the dedication ceremony and official ribbon cutting marking the opening of the new Georgia Poultry Laboratory in Gainesville. Several years in the making, the new 39,500-square-foot laboratory facility will be able to serve diagnostic as well as educational functions for the state’s poultry industry. “As you look at this new facility, it is certainly going to be state-of-the-art and be one of the things that will make us all proud,” Gov.