BEATRICE, Neb. (AP) — A Canadian company has selected Beatrice as the site for a $6 million turkey hatchery.

Hybrid Turkeys, of Kitchener, Ontario, announced Monday that it expects the hatchery to be running by July 2017, employing 25 full-time workers.

Gage Area Growth Enterprise Executive Director, Walker Zulkoski says Hybrid Turkeys is part of Hendrix Genetics, a Netherlands-based company.

Once the eggs are hatched, the young turkeys are vaccinated and shipped to growing operations within 24 hours, all around the country.