This year, Cooper Farms celebrates its 85th Thanksgiving since the company’s inception in 1938. Now in its fourth generation of family ownership, Cooper Farms is the 7th largest turkey producer in the United States and plays a vital role in responsibly producing turkey products for consumers across North America. “Each Thanksgiving, our Cooper Family takes…
First Financial Bank (Nasdaq: FFBC) provided a $1,290 donation to the Paulding Exempted Character Academy on behalf of Cooper Farms. The donation is part of the First Financial WORKlife program at Cooper Farms. Companies who participate in the WORKlife program receive a special checking cash bonus, product discounts for their employees and a donation to…
By: Anna Gurney, Education Specialist, Paulding SWCD The third annual GREEN Day, or Growing Resources for Environmental Exploration in Nature, was held on Friday, September 29th at the Black Swamp Nature Center, and the Paulding County Fairgrounds. The Paulding Soil and Water Conservation District hosted the annual event for all the 5th graders in Paulding…
Let’s get ready for some mid-summer fun with Paulding CoRP’s Summer Blast! There will be Food, Family Fun & Fireworks for all in downtown Paulding this Friday evening, July 14th. The evening will kick off with a Summer Blast Parade (line up is at 5:00 p.m., entries due by WEDNESDAY July 10th) beginning at 6pm.…
The second annual Paulding County “Teacher Boot Camp” event completed here recently. This year twelve Paulding County educators participated in the program. The week culminated with required presentations by educators, to their peers. Educators were to share a lesson plan of how the information they learned touring and hearing from county businesses, will benefit their…
The new Kiwanis Playground is located at the Lela McGuire Jeffery Park in Paulding It is designed for all ages and abilities. It is currently under construction, but is scheduled to be completed in May 2023, if the weather cooperates. The Kiwanis Club of Paulding County is the main sponsor of the playground. The supporting…
The Office of Gov. Mike DeWine and Jon Husted, as well as the Ohio Senate and Ohio House of Representatives, recently recognized Cooper Farms as the company celebrates its 85th anniversary. On April 17, Ohio Dept. of Agriculture Director Brian Baldridge, Senator Rob McColley and Dillon Barto with Representative Roy Klopfenstein’s office presented Jim, Dianne…
Cooper Farms celebrates 85 years as a family owned and operated farm and food company in 2023. It has grown from a small turkey hatchery started in 1938 to a diversified, vertically integrated turkey, hog and egg company that has stood the test of time in an ever-changing industry. Cooper Farms prides itself on forming…
Wayne Trace students in grades 7-10 who exhibited the Raider qualities of Respect, Responsibility, and Readiness during the first four months of this school year enjoyed a trip to Van Wert Olympic Lanes at the beginning of this month. In order to qualify for this trip, students needed to have strong attendance, good grades, and…
ST. HENRY, OHIO – Registration has opened for the 15th annual Cooper Farms Turkey Trot 5K, benefitting Everheart Hospice. The race will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday, November 5, 2022, in St. Henry, Ohio. Check-in begins at 9 a.m. After the 2020 event was canceled, the 2021 race returned with health and safety modifications…
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose recently recognized Cooper Farms for the company’s significant contributions to Ohio’s agriculture industry. As one of just seven companies featured in Secretary LaRose’s Agriculture Industry Spotlight, Cooper Farms was recognized for creating jobs, supporting Ohio communities and embracing modern farming operations that are propelling the industry into the future.…
The Kiwanis Club of Paulding County was privileged to have Terry Wehrkamp, Director of Live Production at Cooper Farms as guest speaker at the July 21, 2022 club meeting. Terry came at the invitation of Lisa McClure (Executive Director of the Paulding County Area Foundation).
The 2022 Summer Blast in downtown Paulding is set for THIS Friday, July 15th from 4:00-10:00 p.m. This event is sponsored annually b CoRP (Community Revitalizing Paulding). Food and games begin at 4:00 p.m., The parade will start at 6:00 p.m. Live entertainment by Kaitlyn Schmit and The Move at 7:30 p.m. And fireworks (sponsored…
