Jefferson Currie steps outside his home in Moore County, and the stench of chicken waste lingers in the air. He takes a sip of his morning coffee and grimaces. The coffee tastes like the beans have been roasted with rancid chicken.
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Angela Stuesse, an associate professor of anthropology at UNC-Chapel Hill whose research focuses on the industry’s impact on rural communities, said poultry companies will often locate their plants in rural areas lacking other economic drivers.