With more than 2 million birds, the Hillandale Farms-run property is one of the largest egg farms in New England. Just prior to releasing undercover footage last month, HSUS formally asked both the state and the FDA to investigate the Turner facility. It cited the farm’s history of fines and owner Jack DeCoster’s ties to […]
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New Turner egg farm management announces raises, hiring
TURNER — Hillandale Farms said Tuesday that it has officially taken over management of the Turner egg farm and has given every hourly worker a raise. In July, Hillandale signed an agreement to take over the long-term leases for the Turner, Winthrop and Leeds egg farms from Moark, a subsidiary of Land O’Lakes. Hillandale, a […]
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Hillandale: Turner egg farm management to stay the same
TURNER — The new management of the state’s largest egg farm said Tuesday the company will keep local leadership in place as it takes over. The statement offered Hillandale Farms’ first public comments since taking control of the former DeCoster Egg Farm last month. On July 8, the long-term lease changed hands from Moark, a […]
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Turner egg farm goes to company linked to DeCoster and Iowa outbreak
TURNER — The long, mint-green and mustard-yellow barns on Plains Road are nondescript from the outside, surrounded by a sea of neatly mowed lawns. At every driveway, large signs warn “no admittance without prior appointment, no exceptions” and “all vehicles entering must be disinfected.” A metal signpost in front of the road leading to the […]
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Former DeCoster egg farms sold
TURNER — Moark LLC has sold its egg farm here and former egg farms in Winthrop and Leeds to a Pennsylvania company. Maine Department of Agriculture spokesman John Bott said Moark, a subsidiary of Land’O Lakes, informed the state on Monday as a courtesy that it had sold the three farms to Hillandale Farms on […]
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DeCosters to be sentenced in salmonella outbreak today
SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Two former Iowa egg industry executives are scheduled to be sentenced Monday for their roles in a major 2010 salmonella outbreak that sickened thousands of people. Austin “Jack” DeCoster and his son, Peter DeCoster, face up to a year in jail. Prosecutors haven’t asked for a specific sentence, but they noted […]
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Survivor sues man charged in Turner farm shooting
AUBURN — A Connecticut man charged with manslaughter in connection with the fatal shooting of a worker at the former DeCoster egg farm in Turner is being sued by a survivor of the late worker. Angelina Ortiz Hernandez of Durango, Mexico, is listed as the personal representative of Manuel Medina Adame, who died from a […]
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Turner egg farm workers evicted from company trailers
LEWISTON — For Raquel Rodriguez, it is no small thing to know for sure that her family has a place to stay through the holidays. After that, it’s anyone’s guess. “I could go back to Texas, and I guess that’s what I’m planning to do,” Rodriguez said. “But I like Maine, and I like the […]
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Conn. man pleads not guilty in fatal Turner shooting
AUBURN — A Connecticut man pleaded not guilty Thursday morning to a manslaughter charge from a fatal shooting at the former DeCoster egg farm in Turner. Michael Warbin, 44, of Franklin, Conn., will remain free on a $20,000 unsecured bond, a judge ordered in Androscoggin County Superior Court. Justice MaryGay Kennedy also ordered Warbin not […]