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Operating Philosophy

Since Bill and Marsha Prestage founded their North Carolina-based business in 1983, the philosophy of doing each job well has been handed down to their children, their employees, and their contract grower families.  Through knowledge of animal production, extensive practical experience, and uncompromising personal commitment, Prestage Farms has become one of the United State's leading producers of pork and poultry.

History

Bill Prestage’s credentials in the livestock and poultry business are of the highest order. His career began with a feed company, Central Soya, where he worked as a regional sales manager. He has been in the business of producing pork, turkeys, and broilers for over 40 years.

In 1967, he purchased 50 percent ownership in a small, custom feed mill located near Warsaw, North Carolina. This mill, later known as Carroll’s Foods, grew to become one of the finest agribusinesses in the nation under his leadership.

Early in 1983, Bill Prestage sold his ownership in Carroll’s Foods and formed his own company near Clinton, North Carolina. In its first year, Prestage Farms had 23 employees and produced eight million pounds of turkey and 600,000 pounds of pork.

Prestage Farms Today

Today, Prestage Farms is one of America’s leading producers of pork and poultry, producing over 400 million pounds of turkey and near 600 million pounds of pork annually.  Prestage Farms employees more than 1,000 people and contracts with 700 farm families to raise hogs and turkeys.

Prestage Farms of Iowa

Prestage Farms of Iowa is a pork production division with 50 employees operating over 250 swine finishing buildings.

Prestage Farms of Mississippi

The Prestage Farms Mississippi division is a pork production division employing 200 people and contracting with 40 farm families in Mississippi and Alabama to produce hogs for Bryan Foods.

Prestage Farms of South Carolina

Prestage Farms of South Carolina, a turkey production division, was founded in 1994 and today employs 80 people and contracts with 90 farm families to produce turkeys for Louis Rich, a division of Oscar Mayer.

Prestage Foods

Prestage Foods, a turkey processing division, was formed in the year 2000 through the purchase of a processing plant located near St. Pauls, North Carolina.  After extensive plant renovation, processing began in 2002.

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Prestage Farms

P. O. Box 438

Clinton, NC 28329

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