Birds gone, questions remain for Pure Prairie Poultry producer

After the fallout from Iowa-based Pure Prairie Poultry’s abrupt closure, a Wisconsin contract farmer says he gave all of the birds away. Terry Filla tells Brownfield people came from near and far to take the free chickens. “Quite a few of them went over to Green Bay to one guy. He took probably 15,000. We’ve seen Illinois […]

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