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Chicken mistreatment leads McDonald's, Tyson to end contracts with Tennessee grower

Mercy for Animals this morning released undercover video of a Tennessee chicken grower mistreating animals. Shortly after, McDonald's and Tyson Foods said they'd cut ties with the grower.
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Tysons give $5 million for UA agriculture research

The Tyson family and Tyson Foods have made a $5 million gift to toward the Don Tyson Center for Agricultural Sciences, a $16.3 million project of the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.
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Tyson Foods makes $1 million donation for downtown Springdale

40/29 reports that Tyson Foods has given $1 million to the Downtown Springdale Alliance to revitalize downtown, with infrastructure and green space improvements.

UA Board gets Tyson contribution to eVersity; hears UAMS needs

Tysons make $500,000 contribution to University of Arkansas eVersity startup.
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The Trade With Cuba Scorecard: To some, agriculture doesn't matter

The roundup of Arkansas opinions on normalizing trade with Cuba was not surprising. What continues to be cause for moderate interest is how little Arkansas agriculture matters in the political equation. Tom Cotton continues to oppose moves of obvious benefit to Arkansas rice and poultry producers.

Walmart leads Arkansas corporations in rating of LGBT policies

Walmart scores highest among Arkansas-based major corporations in treatment of LGBT employees, according to the annual report of the Human Rights Campaign.
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Tyson wins bidding war for Hillshire Brands

Tyson Foods has apparently won a bidding war for Hillshire Brands with a bid topping Brazilian-owned Pilgirm's Pride by almost $1 billion.

Tyson Foods under the microscope in book by former Arkansas reporter

NPR gives quite a treatment to "The Meat Racket," a new book by former Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reporter Chris Leonard on Tyson Foods. It praises the genius of Don Tyson, but raises familiar criticism of the poultry giant's relationship with contract suppliers of chicken.
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Tyson Foods ends contract with pig farm after abuse film aired

Animal rights group says Walmart hasn't responded.

China bans poultry from Arkansas because of isolated avian flu discovery

Reuters reports on China's banning of poultry imports from Arkansas on account of what officials in the U.S. said was a low-pathogen strain of avian flu found in eight birds on a single Scott County farm.
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Justice Goodson's vacation in Italy; Tyson boat ride included

Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Courtney Hudson Goodson's recent disclosure that she received a gift of a $50,000 trip to Italy last year from Fayetteville lawyer W.H. Taylor continues to stir talk that prompted me to pose a series of questions to various parties.

Equal rights for gays in workplace improving

The Human Rights Campaign (headed by Arkansas native Chad Griffin) has issued its annual survey of major businesses' policies and practices on sexual orientation issues.
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