Pure Prairie bankruptcy devastates Midwest poultry farmers
Farmers in Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota are grappling with the fallout from the sudden closure of Pure Prairie Poultry in Iowa.
The abrupt closure of Pure Prairie Poultry’s processing plant has Wisconsin chicken farmers scrambling
Owner of Filla Farms, Terry Filla, says, “We just got to get the birds out. And now we got to worry about the finances. How are we going to pay the bills? Nobody is stepping up. It’s pretty embarrassing for us that I’m ready to ask people who can donate
Midwest chicken farmers struggle to feed flocks with Pure Prairie Poultry's sudden closure
Pure Prairie Poultry shuttered its Charles City plant after filing for bankruptcy last month. The Minnesota company provided farmers with chicks and feed to raise until the birds were ready to be slaughtered and prepared for sale at the northeastern Iowa processing center.
Midwest chicken farmers struggle to feed flocks after sudden closure of processor
Dozens of farmers in Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin are scrambling to feed their flocks after a struggling organic broiler chicken producer abruptly closed a year after getting a $39 million federal loan.
Midwest chicken farmers struggle to feed flocks after sudden closure of Iowa processing plant
Pure Prairie Poultry shuttered its Charles City, Iowa, processing plant after filing for bankruptcy in September.
Poultry farms turn to Facebook after processor abandons thousands of chickens
At least six Wisconsin farms are giving away tens of thousands of chickens raised for meat through posts on Facebook after their contracted processor abruptly closed last week.
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UW-River Falls students process chickens from farmers affected by poultry plant closure
After a large poultry plant in Iowa shut down and left western Wisconsin farmers with hundreds of thousands of chickens, no ...
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Pure Prairie Poultry files for bankruptcy
A troubled Charles City poultry processing plant is once again closed after its owner filed for bankruptcy in late September.
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Some poultry farmers still need help with Pure Prairie Poultry’s shutdown
Some contract poultry farmers in western Wisconsin are still figuring out how to move forward after their processor, Pure ...
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Pure Prairie Poultry employees say they still have not been paid
Two weeks after the closure of the Pure Prairie Poultry processing plant in Charles City, employees said they have still not ...
Iowa to care for 1.3 million chickens after Minnesota company files for bankruptcy
Iowa takes emergency action to care for 1.3 million chickens after Minnesota company Pure Prairie Poultry files for ...
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Pure Prairie Poultry Leaves Producers in the Lurch
Pure Prairie Poultry’s abrupt closure has left its contract growers in a difficult situation. Minnesota and Iowa have stepped ...
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Thousands of chickens to be culled after Minnesota poultry company faces financial problems
Minnesota farmers under contract to a struggling local poultry company have been scrambling to care for thousands of chickens ...
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Employees of Pure Prairie Poultry say they have not been paid
After Pure Prairie Poultry announced it would be closing the doors to their Charles City processing plant last week, employees said they still have not received their paychecks.
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Baldwin Wants Help for Wisconsin Poultry Growers
Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) called on the USDA to provide immediate assistance for Wisconsin farmers who were impacted by ...