William “Bill” Harold Prestage passed away on October 10th in his hometown of Clinton, NC at the age of 87.
Born in Michigan, Bill moved to the Carolinas in the 1960s to join the feed industry. He entered into a partnership with Otis Carroll to produce hogs and turkeys. In the early 1990s, he established Prestage Farms as a family-owned and operated enterprise. The group of companies has five divisions in seven states and employs close to 2,500 in hogs and turkeys.
Prestage Foods is noted for its philanthropy with the Prestage Poultry Science Department at North Carolina State University, exemplifying the family commitment to intensive agriculture.
CHICK-NEWS extends sympathy to the Prestage family, including his widow, Marsha and sons, Ron, Scott and John.