With more than 60 years of experience, Aviagen Turkeys develops and supplies primary-bred turkey stock through full-scale breeding programmes in the United States and Europe. Its breeding and production centres support ongoing genetic improvement, while customer teams provide practical management expertise for producers using its B.U.T. and Nicholas breeds. The company also maintains a specialist Shire heritage range, including birds developed for organic, free-range and other differentiated markets.
Jennie-O Turkey Store, LLCSince 1940, Jennie-O Turkey Store has raised and processed turkey for a global market, turning it into products such as whole birds, deli meat and ground turkey. Its operation includes more than 300 farms, two research farms and a live-production team of more than 1,100 people caring for roughly 52 million birds each year. The company also operates a Faribault, Minnesota plant where more than 10 deaf or severely hearing-impaired employees have joined the production workforce.MASON, OH
Plainville FarmsSince 1923, Plainville Farms has produced natural and certified organic turkey, connecting nearly two centuries of family-farming tradition with grocery-store tables. Its turkeys are raised by a network of dedicated family farmers in low-stress environments, without antibiotics, and with outdoor access available for free-range and organic birds. The company’s focus on humane care and transparent farming carries through from its farms to its fresh, deli, and fully cooked turkey products.NEW OXFORD, PA
Bowman & LandesBowman & Landes is a fourth-generation family farm whose turkey-raising story began in 1938 and whose namesake business was founded in 1948. Three generations are actively involved today, carrying forward a pasture-based approach that uses grain grown and mixed on the farm. The New Carlisle operation supplies turkey to regional retailers and food-service customers, with a solar program that offsets close to its annual energy consumption.NEW CARLISLE, OH
Mahantongo Game FarmsA fourth-generation Pennsylvania business established in 1935, Mahantongo Game Farms is known for its scale and long history in gamebird breeding. The farm keeps more than 65,000 breeding hens and raises over 565,000 birds on site each year, serving customers across North America while shipping hatching eggs worldwide.DALMATIA, PA