Tyson Foods Inc. will be expanding its case-ready meat division in a bid to increase production of consumer ready products. The Springdale-based company will be reopening an idle Tyson-owned facility in Columbia, South Carolina and converting it into a meat-cutting…
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Walmart Moving into Beef Industry, Creating Angus Beef Supply Chain
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffWalmart is moving into the beef industry, with an aim of creating an “end-to-end supply chain for Angus beef.” According to Walmart executives, the move to establish a beef supply chain is to meet customer demands for increased food transparency…
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Senate Passes Bill to Prohibit False Labeling for Agricultural Products
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffA legislative bill that requires edible agricultural products to be truthfully labelled will be headed to Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s desk soon. The Arkansas Senate voted to approve HB 1407, which prohibits a person from “misbrand[ing] or misrepresent[ing] an agricultural product…
By Curtis Lanning Not far from Damascus sits Rabbit Ridge Farms. Just how rural is this place? Alan Mahan, who runs the farm with his wife, says it is seven miles away from a traffic signal, and getting a jug…