Foster Poultry Farms, LLC

Foster Poultry Farms, LLC, doing business as Sunland Poultry Co, operates at 900 W. Belgravia in Fresno, Fresno County, California, under USDA FSIS establishment number P7632. The federal record lists poultry slaughter and poultry processing activities, with poultry as the species slaughtered under inspection. FSIS classifies the plant as large and places it in slaughter volume category 5.0, the highest reported band in the directory. The grant of inspection date on file is October 20, 2020. No custom-exempt activity is reported.

The website on file, fosterfarms.com, is the corporate brand site for Foster Farms rather than a page for this individual plant. It describes a company that began in 1939 when Max and Verda Foster borrowed $1,000 against a life insurance policy and bought land in California's Central Valley, adding chickens to turkeys in the 1950s and opening a first processing facility in Livingston, California, in 1959. The site states the company has operated for more than 85 years and sells chicken and turkey products nationally through grocery retail.

The site does not describe custom slaughter, on-site retail, or farmer drop-off at the Fresno location. Details beyond the federal record and the corporate brand site are not yet on file. A farmer or rancher looking for per-animal custom work should note that no custom-exempt activity is reported to FSIS for this establishment.

The corporate site directs consumers to grocery stores through a "where to buy" feature and lists product categories including fresh chicken, frozen chicken, corn dogs, franks and deli, and ready to eat meals. Product claims described on the site include 100% all natural (minimally processed, no artificial ingredients), no antibiotics ever, no added hormones or steroids, free range, gluten free, and organic on certain lines. No retail counter, halves or quarters, bundles, delivery, or direct online ordering at the Fresno plant is stated in the sources. Consumer questions go to 1-800-255-7227, Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM PST, as listed.

If you are buying a half or quarter animal, the plant is where the animal is processed; the farm sells you the animal. Read how to buy a half cow for the sequence and the math.