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Explosion Affects Operations of House of Raeford’s Biggest Feed Mill
A feed facility in Rose Hill, North Carolina belonging to poultry integrator House of Raeford Farms suffered an explosion earlier this week. Local broadcaster WCTI reported the incident resulted in no injuries.
The plant is now unable to grind corn as a result of the damage to its hammer mills. A spokesperson for the company said that it is too early to say when the hammer mills will be back online, as it is awaiting assessment of the damage by a structural engineer.
In normal times, the facility produces...