by - September 30, 2002 12:00 am
Collapse Insurance a Must for Today?s Poultry Farmer
Whether or not collapse insurance for poultry houses is available could well determine the future of some family farm operations.
Tag: Agriculture & Poultry
by - September 30, 2002 12:00 am
New Wings for Tyson Foods
Tyson Foods Inc. buys a Global Express jet tailored to fly long distances and provide luxury accommodations for up to nine passengers and sleep facilities for six.
by - September 30, 2002 12:00 am
Foster Pecks on Tyson
The latest Foster Farms commercial airing on television stations in California appears to be a direct slam at Tyson Foods of Springdale.
by - September 16, 2002 12:00 am
Tusk Lives Large in Hog Royalty
For Arkansas Razorback mascot Tusk I, life couldn?t be much better.
by - September 2, 2002 12:00 am
First Federal Bancshares Will Pay Dividend
Harrison-based First Federal Bancshares of Arkansas Inc. declared Aug. 23 that it will pay a 14 cent cash dividend on common stock of the corporation payable on Sept. 25.
by - September 2, 2002 12:00 am
Tyson Foods Inc. Drops Wilson
Springdale?s Tyson Foods Inc. is dropping the Thomas E. Wilson brand name, opting instead to use its own name on products from the beef and pork divisions it acquired last year.
by - August 19, 2002 12:00 am
UA-patented Product Tested in California
Local vineyard experts Justin Morris and Tommy Oldridge are seeing their latest mechanization invention being tested with two California companies.
by - August 19, 2002 12:00 am
Delta Systems Appoints Martin Vice President & GM of Subsidiary
Delta Systems Inc. announced on Aug. 7 that it has hired Steve Martin, a former Tyson Foods Inc. executive and not the “wild and crazy guy” from ?Saturday Night Live? fame.
by - August 5, 2002 12:00 am
Farm Bill to Boost Support to Arkansas Farmers, Economist Says
The new farm bill will increase support payments to Arkansas producers this year by more than $254 million over the 1996 farm bill, according to Eric Wailes, University of Arkansas agricultural economist.
by - August 5, 2002 12:00 am
Tyson Foods Inc. Aquisition Gives Higher Earnings
John Tyson said Tyson Foods Inc.?s acquisition of IBP Inc. last year gave the company ?a larger basket of goods.? It also gave the Springdale company higher earnings in its fiscal third-quarter.
by - July 22, 2002 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Resumes Sales of Cajun Crawfish Tails
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. pulled Chinese shrimp and crawfish from its shelves in three states after tests found chloramphenicol, an antibiotic that was banned in the United States a decade ago.
by - July 22, 2002 12:00 am
Business Journal Honors 40 Under 40
The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal is pleased to present its sixth annual ?40-Under-40? list of top executives throughout Northwest Arkansas. This annual list recognizes and profiles the region?s up-and-comers under the age of 40.
by - July 22, 2002 12:00 am
Tyson Suit Dropped by Tennessee Judge
United States District Court Judge R. Allan Edgar of Tennessee?s Eastern District in Winchester on July 16 dismissed a lawsuit by former workers of Tyson Foods Inc.
by - July 22, 2002 12:00 am
Area?s Businesses Expand
New businesses are popping up in Fayetteville and surrounding communities.
by - July 8, 2002 12:00 am
Kutak Lawyers Rock, Roll Into Corporate Jobs
Jeffrey J. Gearhart, a partner at Kutak Rock LLP in Little Rock, said being a farm system for the state?s corporate counsel departments is a good thing.
by - July 8, 2002 12:00 am
Tyson Loses Court Battle, Sees Shares Get Volatile
The Arkansas Supreme Court on June 27 denied Tyson Foods Inc. the $20.09 million it had originally been awarded in a trade-secret lawsuit against rival ConAgra Inc.
by - June 24, 2002 12:00 am
Architecture of the Ozarks
From Old Main to the Bentonville square, Northwest Arkansas?s architecture is about as diverse as its residents.
by - June 10, 2002 12:00 am
Courteau Essay Makes Harper?s
Sarah Courteau, a former reporter for the ?Business Matters? section of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, had an essay published in the June issue of Harper?s Magazine.
by - June 10, 2002 12:00 am
Tyson Foods Sells West Coast Plant
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale on May 28 signed a purchase agreement to sell one of its two Mallard?s Foods processing plants in Modesto, Calif., to Michael Angelo?s Gourmet Foods Inc. of Austin, Texas.
by - June 10, 2002 12:00 am
Tyson Stock Tops 52-week High
Springdale protein producer Tyson Foods Inc. on May 2 recorded a 52-week high stock price of $14.76.