10/15/2026
Four years after Tyson Foods ended contracts with more than 50 Central Virginia farmers, some are finding a new way to keep their farms running — by turning former broiler chicken houses into egg-producing facilities.
Pete Watson, a 72-year-old Nottoway County farmer who raised broiler chickens for 35 years, has invested more than $3 million to convert two of his buildings into aviaries that will soon house 65,000 egg-laying chickens.
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