Rich Hillman

Riceland Foods reported more than $1.15 billion in revenue at the cooperative’s annual membership meeting Thursday in Jonesboro. “When I look into the future and evaluate the current market dynamics that are playing out in agriculture, I am confident our …

Riceland Foods celebrated a milestone year during its Annual Membership Meeting on Thursday at the Grand Prairie Center in Stuttgart, reporting over $1.3 billion in revenue for fiscal year 2024. The cooperative highlighted achievements in sustainability, financial success and member …

The Riceland Foods Board of Directors recently elected Rich Hillman as chairman and Shannon Davis as vice chairman. Former Chairman Roger Pohlner stepped down but will continue serving on the North Central Arkansas District board. Chairman Hillman expressed his gratitude …

Riceland Foods recently revealed a leadership reorganization under which the Board of Directors has appointed Kevin McGilton as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.  McGilton previously served as Vice President of Government Affairs and Chief of Staff. He spent two decades …

U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chairwoman, will hold a field hearing Friday in Arkansas to gain input from Natural State agricultural producers as the process …

U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) is supporting legislation to reform ocean freight shipping. The Ocean Shipping Reform Act would help level the playing field for American exporters by making it harder for ocean carriers to refuse goods ready to export …

Arkansas Farm Bureau has announced the county-level winners of the 2021 Arkansas Farm Family of the Year program. Now in its 74th edition, the Arkansas Farm Family of the Year Program serves to recognize farm families for their work and community …

Over the coming months, cameras will be rolling in Arkansas rural communities, capturing the rhythms of life and business in the Natural State’s heartland. Through a new partnership with Arkansas Farm Bureau, Arkansas PBS is introducing a new monthly community …

Arkansas PBS and Arkansas Farm Bureau are partnering on new programming, highlighting community and agricultural life in the Natural State. In a new monthly series entitled “Good Roots,” the organizations will examine rural community life and agribusiness, looking at the …

Rich Hillman will continue as president of Arkansas Farm Bureau after being reelected during the organization’s annual convention on Thursday, Dec. 3. Hillman was first elected to the president role after former president Randy Veach retired in December 2019. He …