To really get a sense of where Murphy Family Ventures came from, I feel the need to give you a little history lesson. Through the years, the Murphy Family has experienced its share of blood, sweat and tears. We got our start at a little place outside of Rose Hill, NC. In 1962, the Register Mill shelled its first load of corn which was processed and sold to local farmers as feed for their animals. Later, we began raising hogs on open lots behind the mill. Eventually, the decision was made to contract the raising of the hogs in confined housing out to individuals in the community. From there, the business exploded like a strike of lightning.
As the years rolled by, we saw the need to diversify our business, thus the beginning of Duplin Land Development. In 2000, we sold the family business to Smithfield Foods. While we remained contract growers, we did not have the resources in place to manage our own farms. In the meantime, River Landing continued to grow and prosper. In order to control our own destiny, we realized the need to develop a system in which we could manage all aspects of the different businesses that we had come to rely on as our livelihood.
Murphy Family Ventures opened for business in December 2004 as a management company providing an array of support services to all businesses owned by the Murphy Family and others.
Murphy Family Ventures is comprised of eight divisions: Golf and Recreation, Grain Sales, Hospitality Services, Land Development, Portable Storage, Support Services, Swine Production and Turkey Production.
"I'm looking forward to the future, growing our company for the benefit of our owners and all the outstanding employees."
Dell Murphy
President