The Poultry Federation

A highlight of the festival, not to mention of the foundation’s work, is its 30-year history of awarding scholarships to deserving college students interested in pursuing a career in the poultry and egg industry. Last year, The Poultry Foundation awarded …

When it comes to the poultry industry, Preston Stiles is as invested as they come. As vice president sales at Conveyor Technology, he is one of two individuals at the firm to win The Poultry Federation’s coveted Sales Representative of …

The 66th annual Poultry Festival is set to return to Rogers June 12 and 13, promising good food, an A-list concert featuring Diamond Rio, multiple activities and fundraising for a good cause, all in celebration of one of the state’s …

The farm gods have thrown a lot at the U.S. poultry industry over the past six years. Yet despite the effects of a global pandemic, rising input costs, avian flu and, more locally, a freak winter storm, Arkansas’ industry finds …

Agriculture welcomes everyone. Behind the traditional elements of farms, livestock and crops lies a booming market for jobs in sectors ranging from technology and marketing to hard science and so much more. That is something Blake Rollins considers daily. As …

The Poultry Federation’s 66th-annual Poultry Festival is set for Rogers in June, and it promises to match last year’s event, which sold more than 4,500 tickets and impacted the local economy by $4.19 million. The event, which will carry a …

Marvin Childers of Little Rock is one of four recently named to the Be Pro Be Proud national board of directors. Be Pro Be Proud is a nonprofit organization working to bring a new generation of professionals to America’s skilled workforce …

Professional associations provide their members with a long list of benefits and services, including advocacy both at a state and federal level and opportunities to rub elbows with other professionals in the same industry. However, one pillar of associations that …

Photos by Alex Hardgrave. Feature image above: Robert Reynolds looks at the Ouachita River while giving a tour of the water intake facility in Union County. Union County has a deep history rooted in oil and other large industries, which …

You can’t feed the future without the people who build it. Behind every farm, hatchery and processing plant is a welder, technician and truck driver who builds it, fixes it and takes it to market. In agriculture, especially in the …