Agricultural Sciences Students Keep McNeese Farms Operating
Most McNeese State University staff and many student employees are working remotely, but not everything can go virtual during the COVID-19 pandemic. Several students in McNeese’s College of Agricultural Sciences have stayed on to provide crucial care for the more than 1,000 acres of agricultural land and three farming operations.
Senior animal science students Brandon Smith and Madison Pillaro are currently caring for the McNeese Farm’s poultry flocks, which includes providing feed and water, cleaning enclosures and collecting, cleaning and packing eggs in cartons for consumers. They’re also looking after newly hatched ducks and chickens, which need extra attention as they transition from the incubator to outdoor enclosures.