Wayne Farms LLC’s South Alabama Feed Mill is finished and ready to serve South Alabama and the Wiregrass region. One of the nation’s largest poultry feed mills, the $55 million facility is located in Dale County near Ozark and Newton, Alabama and has the capacity to produce more than 25,000 tons of feed weekly. As a key component of Wayne Farms’ South Alabama expansion, the mill will employ 24 manufacturing workers, 55 feed haulers and 9 administrative staff employees for a total of 88 new positions.
The state-of-the-industry facility features the latest technology and robotics equipment, and will serve hundreds of regional poultry farms, as well as buy corn and other grain products from local farmers. The company expects to purchase about 27.8 million bushels of corn annually, with over 3 million bushels coming from local producers.