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Hillandale Farms was founded in 1958 by Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania resident Orland Bethel. [1] It has a corporate office in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, a distribution center in Plum, Pennsylvania, and egg producing locations in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Connecticut. [1] In 2010, Hillandale was partially responsible for a salmonella outbreak. [2]
The American Poultry Association (APA) is the oldest poultry organization in North America.It was founded in 1873, and incorporated in Indiana in 1932. [2]The first American poultry show was held in 1849, and the APA was later formed in response to the burgeoning need for an overseeing body to set standards for poultry breeds and to administer judging. [3]
Founded in 1947, it is the world's largest and most active poultry organization. Billed as an "All Feather" association, membership includes producers and processors of broilers, turkeys, ducks, eggs, and breeding stock, as well as allied companies. It currently has affiliations in 26 states and member companies worldwide. They also sponsor the ...
The culling and slaughter of non-egg laying chickens created a source of poultry meat. However, poultry meat supply continued to lag demand, and poultry was expensive. Prior to about 1910, chicken was served primarily on special occasions or Sunday dinner.
PFBC officials and a group of volunteers spent Monday morning in an Erie County nursery water netting steelhead to be used for spawning in a hatchery. Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission ...
The association changed its name to the NCC from the National Broiler Council in 1999. [2] Members of the NCC include chicken producers and processors, poultry distributors, and industry firms. Chicken producers and processors in the NCC account for approximately 95% of the chickens produced in the United States. [3]
Empire currently processes 240,000 chickens and 27,000 turkeys per week, with annual revenue over $100 million, making it the largest U.S. producer of kosher poultry. [2] Empire's workforce is unionized, and are members of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1776. [3]
The chicken breeds recognized by the American Poultry Association are listed in the American Standard of Perfection. They are categorized into classes: standard-sized breeds are grouped by type or by place of origin, while bantam breeds are classified according to type or physical characteristics.