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97 Per Cent of All US Farms are Family-Owned
2015-03-19 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - The US Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) reports that family-owned farms remain the backbone of the agriculture industry.
Sanderson Farms to build processing plant in Robeson County
2015-03-14 00:43:48| Food - Topix.net
Sanderson Farms Inc. says it plans to build a processing plant in Robeson County that will employ 1,100 people within three years. The Fayetteville Observer reports St. Pauls Mayor Gordon Westbrook said a 150-acre portion of an industrial park on N.C. 20 has been annexed into the town.
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Avian Flu Found on Turkey Farms Supplying Butterball
2015-03-12 08:12:06| Food - Topix.net
A highly contagious strain of bird flu has infected turkey farms that supply Butterball LLC. WSJ's Kelsey Gee reports. A highly contagious strain of bird flu has infected Arkansas and Missouri turkey farms that supply Butterball LLC, escalating a multistate outbreak and raising the prospect of wider international-trade restrictions on U.S. poultry products.
Perdue Farms employees donate $52,000
2015-03-11 21:48:02| Food - Topix.net
Contributed photoAssociates at Perdue Farms' Rockingham operation contributed $52,488.57 to the United Way of Richmond County. The campaign also includes a $4,771.69 grant funded by the Arthur W. Perdue Foundation, the charitable giving arm of Perdue Farms.
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Shelby Farms wraps up fundraising for renovation
2015-03-09 21:07:50| Auto Parts - Topix.net
"We are proud to announce we've crossed the finish line on our capital campaign, and we're grateful to all the corporate, foundation, private and public partners who stepped up to help unlock the incredible potential of Shelby Farms Park," said Barbara Hyde , SFPC board member and president of Hyde Family Foundations . The Hyde Family Foundations helped kick off the campaign in 2008 with a $20 million grant, and other major contributors since then have included FedEx Corp., Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp., Plough Foundation , AutoZone Inc., First Tennessee Foundation, International Paper Foundation, McDonnell Family Foundation, Bill and Amy Rhodes , Fred and Diane Smith and Peter and Mary Lee Formanek .
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