Cole Luthman of Cooper Farms: Carving His Own Path into the Egg World

At only 25 years old, Cole Luthman is the Lead Service Technician at Cooper Farms, responsible for overseeing five out of their 8-million total birds. And as if that wasn't keeping him busy enough, Cole recently decided to start his own barn and become a contract grower himself. Cole's journey into the poultry world started at 13, when he began working with one of Cooper's contract growers. Since then, he's won an FFA award for proficiency in poultry production in the state of Ohio, obtained a degree in agriculture, and helped Cooper's growers navigate through a devastating HPAI outbreak. Today, Cole joins us to discuss his unique path into the poultry world, his day-to-day life as a Service Technician and contract grower, and what other young people can learn from his journey into the ag industry.