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Meeting of the Tyson Foods Contract Poultry Farmer Advisory Council

11/15/2022

On November 8th, members of the Tyson Foods’ Contract Poultry Farmer Advisory Council met to review issues relating to contract production.  The event held at the Company Headquarters in Springdale, AR brought together contractors from four states to discuss welfare and interaction, including information on the current business environment.

 

Tyson contracts with 3,600 independent poultry farmers in 18 states.  According to the company release, the average farmer has contracted with Tyson Foods for 17 years and a quarter of growers represent second or third generation farmers affiliated with the company.  Tyson operates in accordance with the Contract Poultry Farmers Bill of Rights and has worked in collaboration with contractors since the late 1940s.

 

Deena Morrison, a contractor who attended the Advisory Council meeting, noted, “We are proud to be contract growers for Tyson because they actively listen to their growers and support them in solving concerns.” David Bray, Group President of Poultry at Tyson Foods, commented, “The success of Tyson Foods depends on the hard work and dedication of our contract growers.  We appreciate that animal husbandry isn’t simply a job – it’s a way of life.”  He added, “The birds our farmers raise benefit consumers by providing a quality, affordable product from a brand they trust.”

 

The collaboration and extensive and mutually beneficial relationship between contractors and integrators, including Tyson Foods, is at variance with the claims of exploitation advanced by the USDA. This misperception has motivated the Agricultural Marketing Service to attempt to impose three new rules to resolve nonexistent problems by modifying the Packers and Stockyards Act.


 
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