As the classic ad jingle states, “Sometimes you feel like a nut; sometimes you don’t.” These days, Arkansas is feeling like a nut. Specifically, a peanut. Also known as the goober, the groundnut and the United Kingdom, the monkey nut,…
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Arkansas Farmers Campaigning to Protect Conservation Funding
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffMany Arkansas farmers are participating in a campaign urging Congress to protect $20 billion of conservation funding from cuts in the next Farm Bill. The funding, which includes nearly $724 million in Arkansas, provides farmers with tools that can promote…
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Arkansas Foodbank to ‘Intensify its Efforts’ for 40th Anniversary
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffArkansas Foodbank is celebrating its 40th year of service with a reinvigorated mission to tackle food insecurity and hunger stereotypes in Arkansas. As the state leads the nation in food insecurity, according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA),…
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Arkansas Ranks No. 1 in U.S. for Residents Facing Food Insecurity
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Arkansas Foodbank is addressing the alarming findings in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) report titled “Household Food Security in the United States in 2022.” The report reveals a disconcerting increase in food insecurity nationwide, with a significant impact…
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At Tyson Foods, the Future Is Now: Homegrown Protein Provider Bullish on Business Model
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterPictured above: John R. Tyson (left) and Wes Morris (right) For those Arkansans of a certain age — the ones who still spook at the mention of Southwest Conference refs or remember Minute Man, the original Murray’s and the Mountain…
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Nuggets: Amid Explosive Growth, Poultry Industry Leaders Chat Chicken, Talk Turkey
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterWhether one wants to chat about chicken or talk turkey, the numbers don’t lie. Poultry is coming off a big year. The industry experienced a $77 billion 2022, to be precise, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. That’s up…
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The Women of Poultry: Foghorn Who? Females More Prominent Than Ever in Industry
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterThat old barnyard rogue, Foghorn Leghorn, helped carry Warner Brothers’ cartoon franchises from 1946 through 1964. And through syndication, seemingly will do so into perpetuity. The bombastic rooster with the thick Southern accent surely ranks among the most recognizable and…
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Climate Change: A Supermarket Struggle?
We’ve gotten accustomed to being able to find the foods we want no matter the season. Does our picky toddler request strawberries in the dead of winter? No problem. Can we make a recipe that calls for butternut squash in…
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FR8relay CEO Joins Forbes Business Council
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffFounder and CEO of Arkansas-based technology startup FR8relay Aayush Thakur was recently accepted into the Forbes Business Council, the foremost growth and networking organization for successful business owners and leaders worldwide. Thakur was vetted and selected by a review committee…
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U.S. Department of Transportation Awards Conway $24.6M for Connect Conway Greenway Trail
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe city of Conway announced recently that it has been awarded $24.6 million by the United States Department of Transportation to construct the Connect Conway greenway trail with funding from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary…