by - January 13, 2021 10:26 am
North Carolina-based turkey producer Butterball announced Wednesday (Jan. 13) an $8.7 million, three-year investment in two of the company’s processing facilities in Arkansas. The expansion includes a $4.7 million investment…
by - June 5, 2019 7:08 pm
The Butterball turkey processing plant in Ozark reopened on Tuesday (June 4) after flood waters receded around the facility. The plant that employs about 600 workers has been closed since…
by - June 1, 2019 10:54 am
Butterball’s turkey slaughter and processing facility in Ozark has been closed for the past week, and remains closed as flooded roads surround the plant, Butterball Public Relations Manager Christa Leupen…
by - March 11, 2015 3:29 pm
The H5N2 “bird flu” strain has now been found in a Butterball turkey farm in Boone County. It’s been 11 years since the highly pathogenic strain of Avian Influenza has…
by - December 7, 2012 11:20 am
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said it will buy up to $35 million of turkey products for federal food nutrition assistance programs, including food banks in an effort to help…
by - August 1, 2012 1:18 pm
Butterball LLC agreed to settle a class action suit with its Arkansas plant workers that has lingered in the federal court system since 2008. The donning and doffing case settlement…
by - April 2, 2012 10:47 pm
The American Meat Institute recently acknowledged more than 100 meat and poultry plants for outstanding worker safety records in 2011. A few Arkansas plants made the grade. Butterball came up…
