Reprinted from NORTH CAROLINA FARM LIFE MAGAZINE – Spring Edition April 30, 2026 By Ena Sellers  

  The National Protein and Food Distributors Association (NPFDA) honored House of Raeford Farms’ CEO and Owner, Robert C. (Bob) Johnson, with the organization’s 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award during its annual meeting. Surrounded by business associates, friends, and family, Johnson was celebrated for a lifetime of service and leadership within the poultry industry. Following in… Read More

  2025 Christmas Parade – Wallace, NC What began as a family farm in 1955 has grown through generations of chicken farmers and employees united by one mission: To Do the Right Thing in All Things That We Do. The company that later became House of Raeford Farms was founded as Nash Johnson & Sons’… Read More

L-R:  Cowan Johnson, NCPF President; Kay Leigh and Bradley Parker At their annual meeting in October, the North Carolina Poultry Federation (NCPF) selected Parker’s Island Creek Farms of Rose Hill, NC to receive the trade association’s 2025 Environmental Excellence Award. Bradley Parker, his parents, and his wife Kay Leigh have been chicken farming with House… Read More

FLOCK Team Prepares Easter Baskets for Gibsland Head Start Students In northern Louisiana, where community ties run deep and kindness is more than a gesture, the Arcadia FLOCK team at House of Raeford Farms is quietly transforming lives. For over a decade, this devoted group of employees has proven that even the smallest acts of… Read More