ROSE HILL, N.C. — Columbia Farms of Georgia Inc., an affiliate of House of Raeford Farms Inc., has announced plans to construct a new $16 million chicken hatchery. A site for the new facility has not been finalized, but it will be located in the Batesburg-Leesville, S.C., area and is expected to take 15-18 months to construct.
"It is the right time to make a significant upgrade to our live production operations, and all of that starts with the early life of our birds," said Jim Mabe, West Columbia/Leesville complex manager. "The result of this investment. . .