More than a century ago most of our nation’s inhabitants were farmers and most farmers owned chickens. Our country has changed in many ways since those early years. Today a very small minority are farmers, few of whom own...
Not everyone can or should be a contract poultry grower. Some folks just aren’t cut out for the kind of lifestyle it requires, while others excel. Farming has always been a tough way to make a living; and maybe...
Source: Delaware Online More than 1,000 employees in southern Delaware can return to work now that a chicken processing plant has been allowed to reopen. Allen Harim Foods’ plant in Harbeson, at the intersection of Delaware routes 9 and 5 west...
Guinea fowl are fiercely protective parents. Unfortunately they don’t seem to grasp the concept that their little ones can’t move as fast as the big guys. As a result, the keets easily get lost. Further, during their first two...
WATT Global Media recently released the March edition of WATT PoultryUSA magazine with renowned profiles of the leading U.S. broiler and turkey companies. The TTop U.S. Poultry Companies Survey highlights the top 30 broiler companies and the top 21...
This publication is designed to help poultry producers reduce or prevent predation by improving or extending care and management of their flocks. Most poultry predation occurs in flocks of 100 to 200 birds that are owned by small operators, who...
Michigan’s largest egg producer is breaking ground in Pennsylvania. The Saranac-based Herbruck’s Poultry Ranch plans construction this month on Blue Springs Egg Farm, a sustainable cage-free, egg-laying facility, in Montgomery Township, Pennsylvania, according to a press release. The Blue Springs final...
Fire officials said a sprinkler system prevented damages to the Gerber’s Poultry Inc. processing plant in Kidron, OH last Saturday night after a fire ignited inside of the facility. Called to the site at about 11:14 p.m., firefighters arrived at the Kidron...
Source: TPA Newsletter Submitted by Complex Manager David Wilds he Morristown Complex was originally the Burnett Produce Company which was founded in 1950. The current processing plant was built by Burnett in 1964 and is still operating today under the Koch...
Company cited for 3 violations over 18 months The Pilgrim's Pride poultry plants in downtown Chattanooga last month were fined nearly $7,000 in penalties and fees for three violations over the past 18 months involving odor problems, documents show. The penalties...
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