North Carolina is suspending poultry shows and public sales until further notice because of growing concerns over a highly contagious strain of the bird flu.
Rural America lost more population in the latest census, highlighting an already severe worker shortage in the nation's farming and ranching regions and drawing calls from those industries for immi
Tyson Foods is vaccinating thousands of frontline workers at some of its plants across the country. This includes its large chicken processing complex in Wilkesboro.
There are more than two-dozen COVID-19 outbreaks at North Carolina meat processing plants. That includes confirmed cases at the Tyson Foods plant in Wilkes County.
The Tyson Foods Plant in Wilkes County is closing temporarily. This is the second time in a week the facility has shut its doors after an outbreak of COVID-19 cases.
COVID-19 cases in Wilkes County have spiked dramatically within the past two weeks — over 130 reported as of Tuesday.
One of the country’s largest chicken producers is expanding its footprint in North Carolina.
Wilkes Community College is welcoming hundreds of baby chicks to campus as part of a new learning lab that will give students hands-on experi
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