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Jim Winter

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Dubuque, Platteville
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Jim Winter’s Biography

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I am the digital content director for WATT Global Media, a B2B media company based in Rockford, Ill., that serves the global poultry, egg, animal feed and pet food industries.

I oversee WATT's Unified Copy Desk and art and production departments. I am heavily involved in digital content direction, decisions and projects.

Before coming to WATT, I was the communication manager for The Galena Territory Association, a residential resort community just outside Galena, Ill., for more than 4 years.

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Jim Winter’s Journalist Portfolio

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Forgotten trunk like time capsule

Forgotten trunk like time capsule

MAQUOKETA, Iowa -- A trunk, forgotten by employees at a Maquoketa antique store and lost to time by the famil…

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Alcohol a factor in resignation of Hazel Green police chief

Alcohol a factor in resignation of Hazel Green police chief

HAZEL GREEN, Wis. -- Hazel Green's police chief resigned last month after he came to an investigative intervi…

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Couple's idea develops into opening an architectural branch in Dubuque

Couple's idea develops into opening an architectural branch in Dubuque

When Andrew and Emily McCready each lost a grandmother over the 2012-13 holidays, the couple knew it was time…

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Dreams come alive

Dreams come alive

DYERSVILLE, Iowa -- Everyone was a kid again Saturday at the Team of Dreams Spectacular charity softball game…

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100 years ago, grisly killings shook the county

100 years ago, grisly killings shook the county

RICKARDSVILLE, Iowa -- Corn waves in the breeze atop a terrace on Daryl Klein's property. A creek tric…

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A reluctant goodbye: Java Dreams to close

A reluctant goodbye: Java Dreams to close

Brittany Hammond can't help but feel she's leaving a family member behind. Hammond, who owns Java Dreams with…

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Articles

US egg prices hit 20-year lows as feed costs expected to rise

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By Jim Winter Verified
| WATTPoultry.com Verified
U.S. egg producers have gone from historically high prices in 2025 to some of the lowest inflation-adjusted egg prices in two decades in 2026, while an expected increase in feed costs could put additional pressure on producer margins.
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Hormel plans to buy Brakebush for $1.06 billion

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By Jim Winter Verified
| WATTPoultry.com Verified
Hormel Foods Corporation on September 30 announced it will buy family-owned Brakebush Brothers, LLC, a leading value-added chicken company, from the Brakebush family for $1.06 billion. The acquisition advances Hormel Foods’ strategy of investing in growing protein categories and will expand the company’s position in value-added chicken.
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Fire damages Amick Farms plant in South Carolina

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By Jim Winter Verified
| WATTPoultry.com Verified
A fire on January 25 destroyed the Amick Farms poultry processing facility in Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina. Investigation by emergency crews is showing the fire may have been caused by an electrical issue, according to The Post and Courier newspaper. Firefighters from five departments arrived on scene around 9:30 p.m. It took almost 19 hours to contain the blaze, according to Saluda County Emergency Services. The fire damaged about 10,000 square feet of production space.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Sports editor at Unified Newspaper Group, for six weekly newspapers.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Ron Burgundy