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Farmers Pride, Inc. (Fredericksburg)

Farmer's Pride

520 Chestnut Hill Road, Fredericksburg, PA 17026

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Ammonia RefrigerationProcessing Plant
Data Completeness
3 of 16 fields on file

THE QUICK READ

Farmer's Pride, Inc., doing business as Bell & Evans, runs a 411,500-square-foot chicken harvesting facility in Fredericksburg, PA that processes all of the company's antibiotic-free and organic birds using 100% air-chill technology. The $360 million plant opened in December 2021 and earned Food Engineering's 2022 Food Plant of the Year award for its automation, including seven palletizing robots and vision-grading systems that inspect every chicken three times during processing. Bell & Evans traces its roots to 1894, when Howard H. Bell began shipping chicken from Pennsylvania Dutch country to New York City, and today the Sechler family operates roughly 1,850 workers across two Fredericksburg facilities that supply retailers like Whole Foods and Chipotle.

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JOBS HERE

No openings on file for this plant right now. Nearby plants that are hiring are listed further down.

PAY PICTURE

Ammonia / Industrial Refrigeration Tech

Government data for Pennsylvania
$25.57–$34.88/hr
What techs ask in Pennsylvania
$29.95–$33.10/hr

BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 13 techs in our network, Pennsylvania

Industrial Maintenance Tech

Government data for Pennsylvania
$23.66–$32.29/hr
What techs ask in Pennsylvania
$27.32–$33.11/hr
Posted pay near this plant
$27.83–$34.94/hr

BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 6 techs in our network, Pennsylvania · 15 postings

Area pay for these roles, not this plant’s pay. Rows we cannot back with data are left out.

ABOUT THIS FACILITY

Reported employees
~500
Products
chicken, not-ready-to-eat, poultry, processing, slaughter
Size
Large

On file · Sep 2026

Verified Sources:US CensusBLS OEWS

LIVING IN FREDERICKSBURG, PA

~$245K
MEDIAN HOME PRICE
17026 · ACS 2022
~$867/mo
MEDIAN RENT
ACS 2022
~3.6K
POPULATION
US Census 2022
28 mi
TO HARRISBURG
Nearest major city
Median household income$94,375/yr

NEARBY PLANTS HIRING

Data updated: Sep 2026
FACILITYLOCATIONDISTANCEOPEN JOBS
Smithfield Distribution, LLCNorth East, MD62 mi1 JOB →
Saputo Inc.Frederick, MD88 mi3 JOBS →
Conagra BrandsHagerstown, MD89 mi1 JOB →
Hp Hood LLCWinchester, VA131 mi2 JOBS →
Pilgrim's PrideTimberville, VA178 mi1 JOB →
Tyson FoodsTemperanceville, VA183 mi5 JOBS →
Lineage LogisticsSandston, VA209 mi1 JOB →
Boar's Head ProvisionsPetersburg, VA232 mi1 JOB →

ABOUT FARMER'S PRIDE

Farmer's Pride is a very small food processing operation based in Bowdon, GA, specializing in beef and pork slaughter and processing. The company operates a single facility with approximately 25 employees and does not use ammonia refrigeration. As an independent operator, Farmer's Pride serves regional meat processing demands.

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