. ▁Empire ▁Kos her , ▁the ▁largest ▁US ▁producer ▁of ▁k os her ▁p oul try , ▁double d ▁its ▁production ▁capacity ▁in ▁response . ▁ ▁Ag ri process ors ▁was ▁bought ▁at ▁au ction ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁by ▁SH F ▁Indust ries , ▁a ▁company ▁formed ▁by ▁Canadian ▁pl ast ics ▁manufact urer ▁H ers he y ▁Fried man , ▁an ▁observ ant ▁Orth odox ▁Jew , ▁and ▁his ▁son - in - law , ▁Daniel ▁Hir sch . ▁The ▁plant ▁has ▁res umed ▁business ▁under ▁the ▁new ▁name ▁Ag ri ▁Star ▁Me at ▁& ▁P oul try , ▁L LC . ▁ ▁Media ▁The ▁town ▁of ▁Post ville ▁and ▁Ag ri process ors ▁have ▁been ▁widely ▁covered ▁by ▁the ▁media ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁Israel , ▁particularly ▁since ▁the ▁I CE ▁ra id ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁mostly ▁foc using ▁on ▁the ▁Jewish ▁element . ▁Post ville ▁and ▁Ag ri process ors ▁are ▁also ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁two ▁books , ▁a ▁play , ▁document ary ▁films ▁and ▁an ▁episode ▁of ▁American ▁Gre ed . ▁ ▁Post ville : ▁A ▁Cl ash ▁of ▁Cult ures ▁in ▁Heart land ▁America ▁by ▁journalist ▁Stephen ▁G . ▁Blo om , ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁document ary ▁film ▁Post ville : ▁When ▁Cult ures ▁Col lide ▁based ▁on ▁it ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁Post ville ▁U . S . A .: ▁Sur v iving ▁D iversity ▁in