Riceland's Jason Brancel: War In Ukraine Driving Up Prices
He was named president and CEO of farmer-owned cooperative in Stuttgart in March. read more >
He was named president and CEO of farmer-owned cooperative in Stuttgart in March. read more >
A Riceland Foods Inc. employee has tested positive for COVID-19 and is under quarantine at home, the company says. read more >
Ben Noble was named Riceland’s executive vice president and COO on March 11. read more >
Danny Kennedy, CEO of Riceland Foods of Stuttgart, remains bullish on China as a market for Arkansas-grown rice. read more >
Riceland Foods Inc. of Stuttgart has been hit with shrapnel from the U.S.-China trade war. read more >
Riceland has big name recognition in Arkansas, a state that truly qualifies as America’s rice land, but the company is hoping to raise its profile elsewhere. read more >
Bill Reed spent his career on the Grand Prairie, but he was raised in the Tennessee mountains. In retirement, he’s aiming for even higher ground, at least metaphorically. read more >
It’s no wonder Ben Noble jumped at a chance to work for Riceland Foods. Rice and land have shaped his life since infancy. read more >
Lauren Waldrip Ward and Becky Barnes Campbell form a new public affairs and public relations firm, Campbell Ward LLC. read more >
The opening of the Peco feed mill in Corning earlier this year broke a long dry spell of big industrial development news for Corning and provided a glimmering counterpoint to the closing of the 44-year-old L.A. Darling plant. read more >
An agriculture and timber resource to help navigate the leadership of the largest Arkansas companies or institutions. read more >
Longtime Riceland Foods Inc. president and chief executive officer Richard Bell has died in Stuttgart. read more >
Tangible progress under the Obama administration is opening the door for the United States and Cuba to normalize relations. If Congress votes to lift the trade ban, few industrial sectors stand to gain as much as agriculture in general and Arkansas rice and poultry farmers in particular. read more >
When those in the agriculture industry speak of “marketing”, they aren’t referring to computer-generated geckos hawking insurance or bikini-clad models posing with a low-calorie beer. They mean using information, technology and infrastructure to ultimately make their operation as profitable as possible. read more >
Three of the lead firms in the Syngenta litigation were involved in the $750 million settlement agreement in 2011 over contamination of the U.S. rice supply by Bayer AG’s genetically modified rice. A number of Arkansas rice farmers received damages as part of the settlement. read more >
Since Producers began in Stuttgart, it’s expanded to 11 locations throughout eastern Arkansas and western Mississippi. It manufactures milled rice, parboiled rice, brown rice, instant rice and rice flour. read more >
Several rice mills in Arkansas are set to donate more than 120,000 pounds of rice to the Arkansas Rice Depot to help feed hungry Arkansans. read more >
Private companies in Arkansas’ hugely important poultry, agriculture and timber industries — reported stronger revenue in 2012 for the most part. read more >
A tour of Jonesboro’s industry provides a glimpse into the economic powerhouse of northeast Arkansas. The list of world class manufacturing companies in Jonesboro is impressive; companies like Nestle Prepared Foods, Frito-Lay, Unilever, Nordex USA, Great Dane, Nice-Pak Products, Hytrol Conveyor Company, Post Foods and many others have chosen to invest in Jonesboro. read more >
Truman Arnold Cos. returned to the top of Arkansas Business' annual list of the state's largest private companies last year and remains there with 2011 annual revenue that is more than double the next-highest confirmed figure on the list. read more >
