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NC turkey processor: Buy your bird now
RALEIGH — On Nov. 19, the N.C. Farm Bureau posted on their social media that the estimated cost of Thanksgiving for a party of 10 would be $53.31, a 14% increase from 2020. The data […]
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With chicken prices soaring, Sanderson Farms sold for $4.5B
Sanderson Farms, one of nation’s third largest poultry producer, is being acquired for $4.53 billion as the price of chicken soars. Cargill and privately held Continental Grain formed a joint venture to acquire Sanderson and […]
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Stop! Washing your Thanksgiving turkey could spread germs
NEW YORK — Go ahead and rinse your cranberries, potatoes and green beans. But food experts say don’t — repeat don’t — wash the turkey before popping it in the oven on Thanksgiving Day. They […]
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North Carolina poultry pioneer and House of Raeford patriarch Marvin Johnson passes away at age 89
Edgar Marvin Johnson, the founder of House of Raeford Farms, passed away Wednesday at his home at the age of 89. Johnson was chairman of the board emeritus and former chief executive officer of the […]