(Editor’s Note: For more about Diestel Turkey Ranch, read the cover story about the company in the April issue of Independent Processor.)
Over the 70-plus years of its existence, Diestel Turkey Ranch has changed in many significant ways. The company’s products have expanded from a simple whole turkey to a range of products, including whole birds, turkey sausages and meatloaf. The birds are raised in a series of farms around its headquarters in Sonora, Calif. The company now has two processing plants in the area, as well as land that is devoted to a composting operation.