Iowa acts as bankruptcy leaves 1.3 million chickens without care

The poultry processor had informed the department of its inability to purchase feed for its 1.3 million broiler chickens, leading to the closure ...

Iowans in Congress seek investigation after 1.3 million chickens put ...

Despite USDA financial backing, Pure Prairie Poultry closes plant in Charles City. Stuck with 1.3M chickens, Iowa ag department has them ...

State culls over a million broiler chickens following legal roadblocks

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship announced Friday it had “depopulated” birds from Pure Prairie Poultry, Inc.

1.3 million chickens killed after poultry producer files bankruptcy

CHARLES CITY, Iowa (FOX 9) - Following the bankruptcy announcement of Pure Prairie Poultry, Inc. – an Iowa-based poultry producer and ...

1.3 Million Chickens Killed After Poultry Processor Goes Belly Up

On the same day of the plant closure, a court order granted the IDALS care, custody and control of the Iowa chickens. The department pursued ...

Vilsack defends USDA investment in now-bankrupt Pure Prairie ...

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack defended his agency's $46 million investment in an Iowa chicken processing plant that shut down in ...

Iowa kills 1.3M chickens after sudden closure of processor Pure ...

The state had taken custody of the birds following the abrupt closure of Minnesota-based Pure Prairie Poultry. The company declared bankruptcy ...

Iowa's 1.3 Million Healthy Chickens Culled as Poultry Giant Collapses

The Pure Prairie Poultry bankruptcy impact has been far-reaching, affecting not only the company itself but also dozens of farmers across Iowa, ...

Iowa to care for 1.3 million chickens after Minnesota company files ...

A Minnesota bankruptcy court dismissed the case Sept. 27, saying Pure Prairie Poultry lacked the financial ability to fund its immediate ...

Midwest chicken farmers struggle to feed flocks after sudden closure ...

The Iowa Department of Agriculture earlier this month pledged to feed and help care for about 1.3 million chickens at 14 Iowa farms. The ...

Vilsack defends USDA investment in now-bankrupt Pure Prairie ...

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack defended his agency's $46 million investment in an Iowa chicken processing plant that shut down in ...

Poultry Plant Shuts Down After USDA Aid

A USDA-backed chicken processing plant in Iowa shut down, filing for bankruptcy, leaving 1.6 million chickens and numerous farmers without ...

Former Pure Prairie Poultry chickens depopulated

DES MOINES, IOWA — The approximately 1.3 million broiler chickens seized earlier this month by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land ...

Pure Prairie bankruptcy devastates Midwest poultry farmers | AGDAILY

Pure Prairie Poultry filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, leaving behind not only unpaid employees but also 1.3 million broiler chickens across 14 Iowa farms and ...

Iowa destroys 1.3 million chickens it assumed from bankrupt firm

Chickens at a hatchery. The Iowa Department of Agriculture destroyed about 1.3 million chickens it had assumed care for earlier this month after ...

Iowa takes emergency action to... - The Des Moines Register

Iowa takes emergency action to care for 1.3 million chickens after Minnesota company Pure Prairie Poultry files for bankruptcy.

Iowa Forced to Cull Broiler Chickens Amid Bankruptcy and Creditor ...

OMAHA (DTN) -- Roughly 1.3 million healthy broiler chickens in Iowa were depopulated rather than processed for food after creditors for Pure ...

Pure Prairie Poultry shutdown shocks farmers - Iowa Ag Connection

The company, which filed for bankruptcy, closed its chicken processing plant in Charles City, Iowa, leaving farmers scrambling to manage the situation.

Shuttered Iowa poultry plant leaves birds unfed, producers uncertain

When a Midwestern poultry processor closed abruptly in early October, chickens were left without food. Banks and feed companies were left without money they ...

Ag secretary defends USDA investment in now-bankrupt processor ...

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack defended his agency's $46 million investment in an Iowa chicken processing plant that shut down in bankruptcy, leaving ...