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The United States is the world's largest exporter of turkey and related products. Nearly 361,884 metric tons (MT) of turkey meat have been exported in 2012. In comparison with 2011, the industry had experienced 14% growth. In 2013, the turkey products were valued at nearly $678.9 million, a 13% increase from 2012.
Henry's Turkey Service also known as Hill County Farms was a supplier of workers for poultry processors that hired workers with intellectual disabilities and had them work unreported employment for room and board below minimum wage. This was in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The Men of Atalissa is a 2014 documentary film by POV.org and The New York Times [1] about 32 intellectually-disabled people who were employed by Texas-based Henry’s Turkey Service without proper compensation.
The farm charges $5.15 per pound, and customers can order a fresh turkey through an online form on their website. The turkeys are free-range, raised, and sold from now to the week of Thanksgiving.
Don't wait! At least one farm is sold out of local turkeys already.
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The new cooperative was known as the Northwestern Turkey Growers Association. The objectives of the new association were to "produce and pack a higher grade of birds, to establish a known quality…to eliminate as much speculation as possible...and pack a product, using federal grades, of uniform standard quality that will command both respect ...
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