Oklahoma Lawsuit Raises Contract Fears for Arkansas Poultry Growers
Tyson Foods has warned that it may not renew poultry grower contracts within the Illinois River Watershed, a move that could affect farmers in both eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas and raise concerns about economic fallout in the region’s largest agricultural sector.
The watershed spans more than 1 million acres across both states, including parts of northwest Arkansas where poultry production is deeply embedded in the local economy. Poultry accounts for more than half of Arkansas’s agricultural cash receipts and supports more than 175,000 direct and indirect jobs statewide. Even a...
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