 Poultry is the largest agricultural commodity in the state of Alabama and it employs more than 86,000 workers. Each segment of the poultry industry has made improvements to reduce carbon emissions. Improvement in genetic selection have allowed broilers to reach market weights in shorter time. We have better understanding of the nutritional content of feed ingredients, which allows us to formulate diets more precisely. The poultry industry is producing more meat, are using less resources. Chicken production is local because hatcheries, feedmills, the farms and the processing plants are less than one hour away. This helps to reduce birth stress during transportation and greenhouse emissions. Poultry growers are using technologies to provide the optimal environmental conditions inside poultry houses. In addition, the majority of the growers are using LED lights, which also use less energy than incandescent and fluorescent light bulbs. And 95% of the poultry leader is recycled and reused to fertilize agricultural crops. I am from a rural area in Honduras where the majority of the families are working as subsistence farming. I decided to study agriculture and I am proud to work in an industry that embraces diversity and leads in terms of technology adoption.