GOLDSBORO, N.C. – W. Milton Hendrixson of Goldsboro Milling Company is one of two individuals to be inducted into the North Carolina Poultry Federation’s (NCPF) Hall of Fame this year. Hendrixson was presented the award at the 2010 Hall of Fame Awards Ceremony and Luncheon November 4 at the NC State University Club.
“Milton is an intelligent, dedicated and caring man who is truly invested in the growth and improvement of the poultry industry,” said Walter Pelletier, president of Goldsboro Milling Company. “Goldsboro Milling is extremely proud and honored to have such a hardworking, committed individual like Milton on our team.”
The NCPF selected Hendrixson for his outstanding achievements and commitment to the poultry industry. With more than 50 years of experience, Hendrixson began his career in Cleveland, Ohio, working in the lab at Thompson Aircraft before moving on to manage the lab for Kentucky Chemical in Cincinnati, which was later bought out by Provico Feeds. Hendrixson then returned to school part time, enrolling in bacteriology classes at the University of Cincinnati and various nutrition classes at other colleges and universities.
Early in his career, Hendrixson traveled across the country selling feed and offering nutritional knowledge. Always dedicated to helping others, when local farms were experiencing excessive mortality and could not receive timely results from the state lab, Hendrixson took it upon himself to produce quick lab results for farmers, regardless of if they were a current feed customer. This kindness continued to gain him respect throughout the industry, and in 1958, Hendrixson joined Browning Turkey Farms, a company that hatched, raised and processed turkeys in Winchester, Ky. before joining Goldsboro Milling Company in 1967.
A graduate of Cleveland State University, Hendrixson now resides in Goldsboro, N.C., where he still works at Goldsboro Milling and also serves as a deacon and an elder in his church and is actively involved in the Kiwanis Club, a global volunteer organization dedicated to helping children around the world.
About Goldsboro Milling Company:
Goldsboro Milling began in 1916 as a feed mill that sold bag feed across eastern North Carolina. It soon turned its attention to bulk feed and in 1958 began to grow turkeys. In the mid 1980’s, Goldsboro Milling joined with Carroll’s Foods to form Carolina Turkeys, which is now Butterball. In the late 1980’s, Goldsboro Milling added swine, and today is the tenth largest swine producer in the U.S. Goldsboro Milling also invests in land and timber.
Source: Goldsboro Milling Company