One of the largest egg farms in the United States caught fire Thursday night in north-central Iowa. The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office tells Brownfield that additional details about the incident at Hawkeye Pride Egg Farm near Corwith are not yet available. Hawkeye Pride processes eggs from approximately 6 million hens on site, according to Iowa […]
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