by - August 23, 2017 9:10 am
George’s Inc. is conducting a search to replace a departing member of its executive team. Glen Balch, vice president of human resources for the Springdale poultry company, has announced his…
by - August 22, 2017 1:33 pm
Arkansas cattle farmers are hoping a slight rebound in beef prices becomes a trend. All fresh beef prices at retail rose to $5.83 per pound last month, up 1% from…
by - August 21, 2017 8:32 am
George’s Inc. has promoted Robert Garlington to senior vice president of operations with expanded responsibilities. A 30-year veteran of the food industry, Garlington joined the Springdale-based poultry company in 2014…
by - August 16, 2017 7:13 pm
New dicamba formulations are not as volatile as old formulations, but still can cause damage, and the herbicide can move from its target sites, affecting other crops, gardens, and other…
by - August 16, 2017 1:59 pm
Tyson Foods announced plans Wednesday (Aug. 16) to invest $84 million into its Union City, Tenn., poultry complex to boost chicken supply that’s sold into food service. The expansion will…
by - August 15, 2017 7:31 pm
Farmer Dwain Morris of Pocahontas has been appointed chairman of AgHeritage Farm Credit Services by its board of directors. Morris has been a board member since 1991. He farms corn,…
by - August 15, 2017 6:43 am
Riceland Foods and Riviana Foods Inc. will spend millions of dollars to expand into the rice/flour extrusion process market, Riceland Foods Inc. Vice President for Governmental Affairs Kevin McGilton told…
by - August 14, 2017 3:54 pm
President Donald Trump appointed former Missouri Lt. Governor Peter Dickson Kinder as the alternate federal co-chairman of the Delta Regional Authority. DRA had two open chairmen spots after former Co-Chairman…
by - August 14, 2017 10:47 am
George’s Inc. announced Monday (Aug. 14) the hiring of Bryan McDuffie as vice president of transportation. McDuffie spent the past 24 years at Tyson Foods, where he served as vice…
by - August 10, 2017 10:15 pm
Although no one has yet to file an application to operate a pot-growing greenhouse or dispensaries when medical marijuana sales are expected to kick-off in early 2018, Rep. Doug House,…
by - August 10, 2017 4:26 pm
Springdale-based Tyson Foods said it will pay its shareholders of Class A stock a cash dividend $0.225 per share. Class B shareholders, which is limited to the Tyson Family holdings…
by - August 9, 2017 4:02 pm
Lauren Waldrip Ward didn’t have a swimming pool in her backyard when she was growing up in Moro, a town in Lee County. Her father Mark Waldrip farmed rice and…
by - August 8, 2017 4:05 pm
Riceland Foods Inc. of Stuttgart has added to its executive team with the hiring of Ben Noble as vice president of marketing and strategy. His start date is Sept. 1….
by - August 8, 2017 11:28 am
Arkansas Cattlemen’s Association Executive Vice President Adam McClung died this weekend after a brief battle with a bacterial infection, according to AgWired. ACA Membership Director Kirk Ross told Talk Business…
by - August 7, 2017 2:39 pm
Springdale-based meat giant Tyson Foods and the regional nonprofit Northwest Arkansas Food Bank have been partners for 29 years to combat hunger in Northwest Arkansas, and the organizations recognized a…
by - August 7, 2017 2:32 pm
Third quarter results of Tyson Foods have put the meat giant on the trajectory for another record year of earnings. The quarter wasn’t without its challenges, but the results did…
by - August 7, 2017 9:41 am
Third quarter net income for Tyson Foods fell 7.6%, but the company beat Wall Street estimates on earnings per share and total revenue. Net income for the company’s first three…
by - August 4, 2017 3:49 pm
Deep political divides in Congress may imperil efforts to craft a new farm bill in 2018, former U.S. Rep. Charlie Stenholm, D-Texas, said Friday at the 2017 Arkansas Rice Expo…
by - August 3, 2017 3:17 pm
A group of Arkansas livestock farmers, supported by Heifer USA, will use cutting-edge technology to let customers know where their dinner was grown. The small-scale suppliers of Grass Roots Farmers’…
by - August 3, 2017 9:57 am
Deltic Timber Corp.’s second quarter earnings fell short of last year’s results as the Arkansas timberland and real estate firm paid down several million dollars in debt and experienced operational…
