On a typical summer’s day in Arkansas’ rural reaches — or that of any other state, actually — the landscape is the same. From the corn belt of the upper Midwest to the squat peanut stands of Georgia to the …
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Alligators — they are big, they are scary, and there are more than a hundred of them in Hot Springs. Fortunately, the 142 alligators at the Arkansas Alligator Farm & Petting Zoo are safely enclosed, but that does not stop the …
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Big Numbers, Big Impact: Poultry Industry Plays Large in Arkansas
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterArkansas produces some eye-opening numbers related to its robust poultry industry, which entails the production of broilers, eggs and turkeys. The state ranks third in the nation in broiler production and value, third in the country for the number of …
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The Golden Egg: Poultry Package in May AMP
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffArkansas is the Natural State, but it is undoubtedly also a poultry state. The value of all the broilers, eggs and turkeys produced in Arkansas delivers an annual economic impact of $6.7 billion to the state. Arkansas is No. 3 …
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The Poultry Federation: The Industry’s Champion
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterThe Poultry Federation headquarters in downtown Little Rock. (above) According to the National Chicken Council, broiler production got its start in Arkansas, Georgia, New England and the Delmarva Peninsula, on which the state of Delaware sits. Today, the top three …
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Telling the Story: For Kendra Waldbusser, People Are the Industry’s Greatest Asset
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterFor Kendra Waldbusser of Pilgrim’s Pride, the story of poultry should be an easy sell. And it is. More Americans than ever are eating chicken. In 2022, the combined value of production from the poultry industry — broilers, eggs, turkeys …
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Wild Turkey Population Growing, Conservation Areas to be Expanded
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe AGFC found good news for turkeys and hunters alike at its monthly meeting held at the J.B. and Johnelle Hunt Family Ozark Highlands Nature Center, pertaining to the growth of the wild turkey population and the AGFC’s Private Lands …
It’s Thanksgiving week and Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays of the year. I do like the reminder that we as individuals and as a state and nation should pause and give thanks. I grew up in a small country …
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Governor’s Address: The Stradivarius of Turkey Calls
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffAn Arkansan you probably don’t know about was responsible for a lot of the turkey that made it to the Thanksgiving table a hundred-twenty years ago. That was long before Arkansas became the Number 3 producer of turkeys in the …