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arkansasonline. com > news > 02/18/2026 > usda-proposal-would-speed-up-poultry-and-pork

USDA proposal would speed up poultry and pork line production | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (43+ words) The U. S. Department of Agriculture is proposing to amend its regulations to allow poultry and pork processing plants to operate at higher line speeds. U. S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins said. .. USDA proposal would speed up poultry and pork line production...

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arkansasonline. com > news > 04/03/2026 > egg-expense-sees-60-fall-from-record-highs

Egg expense sees 60% fall from record highs | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (151+ words) U. S. egg prices have fallen 60% from last year's record highs, making it easier for consumers to fill their Easter baskets and Passover Seder plates. The Trump administration's decision to import nearly 1 billion eggs last year also helped lower prices, Jordan said,…...

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arkansasonline. com > news > 12/30/2025 > arkansas-poultry-companies-cite-irreparable-harms

Arkansas poultry companies cite "irreparable harms," seek stay on federal judge"s orders in Illinois River watershed suit

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (90+ words) Arkansas poultry producers have filed notice they plan to appeal a federal judge's ruling earlier this month that would place limits on the amount of poultry litter that can be used as fertilizer in. .. Ron Wood has been a professional…...

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arkansasonline. com > news > 12/19/2025 > final-judgment-made-in-illinois-river-pollution

Final judgment made in Illinois River pollution case; poultry litter limits imposed

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (109+ words) Arkansas poultry growers will face limits on the amount of poultry litter they can use as fertilizer in the Illinois River watershed under a final judgment issued Friday in U. S. District Court in. .. Doug Thompson is a reporter with more than…...

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arkansasonline. com > news > 12/22/2025 > avian-flu-infects-cleveland-county-commercial

Avian flu infects Cleveland County commercial flock, backyard poultry in White County | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (688+ words) Arkansas poultry tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza at a commercial poultry farm in Cleveland County and in a backyard flock in White County on Friday, officials said. The flocks were destroyed, said Dustan Clark, associate poultry center director…...

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arkansasonline. com > news > 12/16/2025 > oklahoma-northwest-arkansas-poultry-growers-say

Oklahoma, Northwest Arkansas poultry growers say lawsuit demands endanger livelihoods, economies

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (107+ words) Poultry growers and the local economies depending on them are under severe threat from the Oklahoma attorney general's demands in a federal lawsuit, speakers at a gathering of 240 eastern Oklahoma and. .. Doug Thompson is a reporter with more than 40 years…...

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arkansasonline. com > news > 12/09/2025 > northwest-arkansas-chicken-farmers-facing-lawsuit

Northwest Arkansas chicken farmers facing lawsuit fallout

4+ mon, 5+ day ago  (72+ words) Northwest Arkansas poultry growers say Tyson Foods' recent decision to not renew contracts for farms in the Illinois River watershed will ripple through the center of the state's most productive. .. Dylan Sherman is a business reporter for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette....

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arkansasonline. com > news > 11/27/2025 > poultry-growers-are-left-out-of-court-case-that

Poultry growers are left out of court case that could end their contracts, court records show

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (183+ words) Tyson Foods Inc. confirmation it might never grant another poultry growing contract in the Illinois River watershed comes 16 days after a federal judge denied poultry growers' request to have a say in. .. Doug Thompson is a reporter with more than…...

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arkansasonline. com > news > 11/11/2025 > bird-flu-alert-issued-for-poultry-growers-kansas

Bird flu alert issued for poultry growers Kansas credit union merges with UNIFY Index dips by 1. 63, ends day at 916. 49 | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

5+ mon, 3+ day ago  (415+ words) Bird flu alert issued The Arkansas Department of Agriculture issued a notice reminding poultry growers and industry partners to remain alert to signs of highly pathogenic avian influenza on Monday. The department stated a confirmed case of avian influenza in…...

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arkansasonline. com > news > 08/11/2025 > farmers-face-risks-of-drastic-costs-in-illinois

Farmers face risks of drastic costs in Illinois River case, final briefs argue

8+ mon, 4+ day ago  (106+ words) Oklahoma seeks a ruling that would devastate individual farms in Northwest Arkansas and deal a staggering blow to Arkansas' poultry and beef industries, says a legal brief filed before final judgment. .. Doug Thompson is a reporter with more than 40 years…...