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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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 […]
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 […]
Turner selectmen: Egg farm aggressively handling fly infestation
TURNER — Selectmen Chairman Kurt Youland told those attending Monday night’s board meeting that Moark Egg Farm has hired personnel who are aggressively addressing the cause of the fly infestation that has plagued neighbors since the spring. Resident Warren Hood said he was impressed with the knowledge and determination of Moark’s new employees and expected […]
Tests of rifle continue in death of Lewiston man on Turner egg farm
TURNER (AP) — Maine prosecutors say any charges in a shooting at an Androscoggin County egg farm will likely come from a grand jury. Deputy Attorney General William Stokes said investigators are still doing ballistic tests on a .22-caliber rifle they believe was used in the shooting. Authorities say 57-year-old Manuel Adame of Lewiston was […]
Pest-control contractor accidentally shoots Turner egg farm worker
TURNER — A pest-control contractor who was shooting at vermin in a Moark Egg Farm barn on Monday afternoon mortally shot a farmhand, according Assistant Attorney General William Stokes. The farmhand died en route to the hospital. “It’s not intentional,” Stokes said shortly after returning from the massive egg farm that stretches over several acres […]