Bob Johnson, CEO and co-owner of House of Raeford Farms, reflects on the same guiding principle that has shaped the company over five generations:  “To do the right thing in all things that we do.  If we do that, everything else takes care of itself.”  Read more about Bob, the Johnson and Beasley families, and… Read More

  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