ARLINGTON, Va. — The American Feed Trade Affiliation, in partnership with Feedstuffs and the U.S. Poultry & Egg Affiliation, has named Mountaire Farms’ Scotland County feed mill in Maxton, N.C., as its 2023 Integrator Feed Facility of the 12 months.
Gary Huddleston, AFIA’s director of feed manufacturing and regulatory affairs, introduced the award to plant supervisor Hector Pacheco throughout the latest USPOULTRY Feed Mill Administration Seminar.
“The truth that this facility has been acknowledged because the Integrator Feed Facility of the 12 months two years in a row speaks volumes about their dedication to operating a superb facility,” Huddleston mentioned. “Their deal with producing protected high quality poultry feed and worker security is second to none.”
In 2022, the feed manufacturing facility produced 1,048,635 tons of feed, with the plant designed for an enlargement to extend manufacturing capability to 1.75 million tons of feed yearly. The ability is Protected Feed/Protected Meals licensed by AFIA’s certification program.
Along with excellence in feed manufacturing, Mountaire Farms is dedicated to prioritizing worker security and philanthropic efforts by two distinctive packages. The “Aim Zero” program goals for zero office accidents, and the “Mountaire Cares” program illustrates the corporate’s dedication to giving again to its neighborhood by charitable giving to native nonprofits, neighborhood management and scholarships.
This facility additionally received AFIA’s Integrator Feed Facility of the 12 months in 2022.
AFIA has been recognizing wonderful feed manufacturing services by the Feed Facility of the 12 months program since 1985. Purposes for the 2024 Feed Facility of the 12 months program opened March 4 and might be accepted till April 12. Be taught extra at afia.org/FFY.
