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Farmer Focus hatches $17.8 million expansion
Harrisonburg-based Farmer Focus is undertaking a $17.8 million expansion to boost capacity at its 78,000-square foot processing facility on Acorn Drive. The organic poultry producer, which marked its ninth anniversary
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Avian flu outbreaks strike Va. farms
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For almost a year, Virginia poultry farms managed to avoid the nation’s worst-ever avian flu outbreak, but in January, the virus struck a commercial turkey operation in Rockingham County, prompting
Farmer Focus to create 300 jobs with $17.8M expansion
Harrisonburg poultry producer to double processing capacity
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Harrisonburg-based Farmer Focus is planning a $17.8 million expansion that will create 300 jobs and double its processing capacity, the organic poultry producer announced this week. Part of that expansion
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Farmer Focus taps new president/COO
Stephen J. Shepard promoted, replacing Eric Vaughan
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Harrisonburg-based organic poultry producer Farmer Focus announced leadership changes Tuesday, including tapping a new president and chief operating officer as well as a new chief commercial officer. Stephen J. Shepard
Big bird
Tyson Foods brings $300 million plant to Pittsylvania
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In August 2021, Tyson Foods Inc., one of the world’s largest food companies, announced it will invest $300 million to establish a 325,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Pittsylvania County, creating 376
$31.5M Winchester turkey plant to create 111 jobs
TFC Poultry LLC will open first East Coast plant here
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Minnesota-based TFC Poultry LLC will invest $31.5 million to establish its second U.S. production facility in Winchester, a project expected to create 111 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday. “Virginia’s
Going cold turkey
Supply chain issues threaten Thanksgiving main course
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To get a turkey on your Thanksgiving table this year, you may have to plan ahead. And even so, ham, pork tenderloin, chicken or even tofurkey might have to fill
Tyson Foods to open $300M Pittsylvania County facility
The 325,000-square-foot facility will create more than 300 jobs
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Tyson Foods Inc. will open a 325,000-square-foot, $300 million manufacturing facility in the Cane Creek Centre industrial park, creating 376 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday. The new facility will
CDC dispatches team to Eastern Shore poultry plants
COVID-19 cases rising among poultry workers at Tysons and Perdue facilities in Accomack County.
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A team from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is arriving in Virginia today to assist with containing COVID-19 outbreaks among workers at two large poultry processing plants in