GEORGETOWN, Del. — Delmarva Chicken Association announced the recipients of its Outstanding Grower awards, honoring 13 farm families in Delmarva’s chicken community with recognition as exemplary farmers raising broiler chickens. Each grower operates an independent, family-owned farm raising chickens in a contract with one of Delmarva’s five chicken companies. There are more than 1,330 such chicken growers on Delmarva, each one an important part of the $5 billion chicken community.
“Chicken growers in 2022 worked hand-in-hand with processing companies and allied businesses to contribute more value to Delmarva’s economy than in any previous year,” said Holly Porter, DCA’s executive director. “Growers truly delivered for all the families, including mine, who depend on the chickens they raise. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the broiler chicken industry on Delmarva, and we know Cecile Steele – who founded our chicken community with her 1923 flock – would be proud of these growers.”
The following growers were honored:
Brian Altvater
Altvater Farms
Trappe, Md. | Mountaire Farms
Gerald Brown
Gobbler Lane Farm LLC
Milford, Del. | Mountaire Farms
Adam Dickerson
Dickerson Farms
Laurel, Del. | Amick Farms
Dennard Hill
Mitten Tree Farm
Seaford, Del. | Perdue Farms
Ashley & Liz Kunder
PINT Farms
Wyoming, Del. | Perdue Farms
Kenny Moore
Moore Farms
Dover, Del. | Allen Harim
Chas & Maria Nau
Sweet Air Farm
Kennedyville, Md. | Coleman Foods
Dan Parsons
PG Farms
Salisbury, Md. | Perdue Farms
Bert Ramsay & Juke Marshall
Pineapple Willey Farm
Westover, Md. | Mountaire Farms
John & Brenda Sapp
Flock Together Farm
Felton, Del. | Amick Farms
Scott Strickland
White Marsh Farm
Harrington, Del. | Allen Harim
Mary Turlington
Mary Turlington Farm
Melfa, Va. | Tyson Foods
Daniel & Joanne Wilkins
Wilkins Farms
Georgetown, Del. | Mountaire Farms
The Outstanding Grower awards were presented during the third annual Booster BBQ, an event for DCA members and invited guests at the Delaware State Fairgrounds. More than 700 DCA members and others in the chicken community attended the event, which featured barbecued chicken prepared and served by Greenwood Volunteer Fire Company and Harrington Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary, ice cream from Vanderwende’s, door prizes, more than 40 vendors, lawn games and kid’s activities.
The growers received silver Revere bowls and were recognized on stage at the Booster BBQ. They also received lane signs that can be displayed at the entrances to their farms acknowledging them as outstanding poultry producers.
–Delmarva Chicken Association
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