WASHINGTON, D.C. (CONGRESSMAN DERRICK VAN ORDEN PRESS RELEASE) - Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03), along with Reps. Brad Finstad (MN-01) and Randy Feenstra (IA-04), penned a letter to U.S.

CHARLES CITY, Iowa, Nov. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- It's been just shy of two years since the Midwest's premium chicken newcomer, Pure Prairie Poultry ™, purchased a state-of-the-art chicken processing ...

Pure Prairie Poultry’s abrupt closure has left its contract growers in a difficult situation. Minnesota and Iowa have stepped in to help manage millions of chickens. Wisconsin has provided minimal ...

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

Pure Prairie Poultry ran out of funds to care for over a million chickens across Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin. Farmers and state ag departments are left scrambling. Hundreds of thousands of chickens ...

CHARLES CITY, Iowa, Aug. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- This week, two highly experienced meat industry executives joined an already seasoned leadership team for Midwest premium chicken provider, Pure ...

Pure Prairie Poultry, Inc. received $45.6 million in USDA funding in 2022 to expand its processing plant in Charles City. (Photo courtesy of USDA) Lawmakers from Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and beyond ...

After receiving an emergency court order, the Iowa Department of Agriculture has taken over the care of 1.3 million chickens owned by Pure Prairie Poultry, a Minnesota company that filed for ...