In an August 25th release, the Versova Family of Companies acquired the assets of the Thompson, IA. cage-free farm owned by Rembrandt Foods.  The complex with a capacity of one million hens is self-contained with pullet rearing, an 80-ton per hour feed mill and a packing plant.  The complex will be renamed Ovation Farms and will be managed by Versova.

Jim Dean

JT Dean, President of Versova stated, "we have made a firm commitment to our customers and our shareholders that Versova will be well-positioned to respond to changing consumer demand".  He added "being responsive to and engaged with our customers is integrated into the values of our family of companies and continuous improvement is among our guiding principles".   Ovation Farms will comply with Versova operational procedures including welfare, food safety, environmental compliance and flock health".

The Versova Group includes Iowa cage-free, Centrum Valley Farms, Center Fresh Group, Hawkeye Pride and Sioux County Egg Farm in Iowa and Trillium Farms in Ohio. The acquisition places Versova Group close to or at the second-rank among U.S. egg producers with between 30 and 32 million hens