Allen Harim, Seaford, Del., broke ground on the beginning construction phase of a new $22 million state-of-the-art hatchery in Dagsboro, Del.

The new 70,000 square-foot facility will be built on the company’s 19.84-acre site on Nine Foot Road in Dagsboro. It will have an egg-set capacity of 2.5 million eggs per week. Using water reuse technology, up to 80% of the water used at the hatchery will be recycled.