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UK’s Kelly Turkeys building processing plant in Virginia

UK’s Kelly Turkeys building processing plant in Virginia

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Life of a presidential turkey: farm to the White House

How two ordinary turkeysmade it into the White House to be pardoned for Thanksgiving with help fromCooper Farms.

WATT PoultryUSA Top Companies 2015 poultry plants directory

WATT PoultryUSA Top Companies 2015 poultry plants directory. Locations and operational capabilities for processing plants operated by integrated broiler and turkey companies in the USA.

Poultry density, well-being research pre-proposals sought

The USPOULTRY BoardResearch Initiative is requesting pre-proposals for the determination of theinteraction of density and wellbeing in broilers and turkeys. Various countriesand welfare certification groups have established guidelines on grow outdensity for broilers and turkeys.

Turkish poultry plants cleared to export to Russia

Three poultry plants from Turkey have been granted access toship poultry into Russia, according to a report from Rosselkhoznadzor, the Russian federal servicefor veterinary and phytosanitary surveillance.

Hillshire turkey plant returns to production after fire in March

A Hillshire Brands turkeyprocessing plant in Storm Lake, Iowa, has been rebuilt and has resumedoperations after being heavily damaged by a fire on March 22.

Closing Raeford turkey cook plant attracts potential buyers

Several potential parties have shown an interest in purchasing the soon-to-closeHouse of Raeford turkey cook plant in Raeford, North Carolina. Leading U.S.turkey producer Butterball has been identified as one company that may have adesire to purchase the facility.

House of Raeford to close turkey cook plant

Houseof Raeford will phase out all operations at its turkey cook plant in Raeford, NorthCarolina, within the next 60 days, the company announced October 10.

Butterball lawsuit against Colorado city dismissed

A lawsuit filed by Butterball against the City of Longmont, Colorado,has been dismissed by a district judge, invalidating the turkey processors’claims that a change in zoning was done illegally and hurt Butterball’s chancesto sell a building that once housed a turkey plant. The lawsuit had previouslybeen scheduled for a September trial.

Jennie-O Turkey Store plant manager named

Jennie-O Turkey Store has promoted Ed Simes to the position ofplant manager at its Benson Avenue plant in Willmar, Minnesota. Simes willreplace Jim Freeland, who intends to retire on June 30 after a 35-year careerwith Jennie-O Turkey Store.

FACTA turkey welfare audit gains PAACO certification

The Professional Animal Auditor CertificationOrganization Inc. (PAACO) has granted certified audit status to FACTA LLC’s HumaneCertified Welfare Audit Program – Turkey, verifying that it has met theorganization’s 11 minimum criteria for animal welfare audits.

Cherkizovo Group, Grupo Fuertes secure financing for new turkey plant in Russia

Cherkizovo Group, one of Russia’s leading foodmanufacturers, and Grupo Fuertes, a leading Spanish producer of turkey meat,has plans for a new turkey meat processing and production plant in Russia’sTambov region. Financing for the project has been approved, with an arrangementmade with Sberbank CIB.

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