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When governor asked, Sanderson Farms agreed to back pro tournament for this year

Lynn Lofton — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:12:33 +0000

When Mississippi was at risk of losing a big, revenue-generating golf tournament, Sanderson Farms stepped up to accept the sponsorship and keep it going. The Sanderson Farms Championship is the new name of the tournament formerly known as the Viking Classic. The tournament will be played July 18-20 at Annandale Country Club in Madison. “When [...]

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WILLOUGHBY: Taking Sanderson Farms to the top

Martin Willoughby — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 21:00:26 +0000

I often share with people that one of my primary goals in writing this column is to broaden the perspective on what Mississippi-based companies can accomplish. Too often, I think we buy in to negative stereotypes about our capabilities in this state, and we create a false ceiling on what we can achieve. Sanderson Farms [...]

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Rigney succeeds Gaines

Stephen McDill — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 05:01:34 +0000

Sanderson Farms Inc. has named Tim Rigney as controller and corporate secretary. He succeeds James A. Grimes, who retired from Sanderson effective Oct. 31. With this appointment, Rigney, age 48, will perform the functions of the principal accounting officer for Sanderson. He has served as the company’s corporate accounting manager since 2004 and has been [...]

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Sanderson Farms is country’s third largest poultry producer

Becky Gillette — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 06:01:08 +0000

High feed prices and a decline in demand led to 2011 being one of the most challenging years Joe F. Sanderson Jr., 65, has seen in the 42 years he has worked at Sanderson Farms. So you might think that Sanderson would have thoughts of retirement on his mind. Instead, Sanderson is buoyed by news [...]

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West inducted into Hall

MBJ Staff — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 21:11:56 +0000

Fifty-one years after graduating from Mississippi State University, Coyt “Bud” West returned to his alma mater to be honored by the industry he served. On Nov. 17, West’s colleagues, friends, family, and MSU faculty and administration gathered at the university’s poultry science building to honor West as he was inducted into the Mississippi Poultry Association’s [...]

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