For poultry processors, water consumption, water reuse, ease of sanitary cleanup and robust operation are key elements driving plant operation and machinery selection today. One turkey processor that knows this well is Virginia Poultry Growers Cooperative in Hinton, Va. Virginia Poultry was one of the first processors of antibiotic-free (AFB) and organic turkey products, and its programs have consistently been recognized by the trade as superior, and verified independently as exceeding government and industry standards. Virgina Poultry administers a proprietary organic program that carries the USDA Certified Organic Seal.
The cooperative is America’s eighth-largest turkey processor and the second largest in Virginia, supplied by 165 contract turkey growers spread throughout the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and West Virginia.