SPRINGDALE - Tyson Foods of Springdale became the largest poultry producer in the world May 9, 1986, when it completed acquiring all the capital stock of Lane Processing, Inc., of Grannis in Polk County.
Tyson's 1985 annual report said sales totaled $1.36 billion. The Tyson chicken and hog empire was named in Successful Farming magazine as the largest farm in America.
The poultry industry as a whole is the state's largest manufacturing employer, with some 80,000 workers, according to the Arkansas Poultry Federation. U.S. Department of Agriculture statistics shows Arkansas ranks first in the nation in broiler production, with 760 million raised in 1985.
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Tyson's 1985 annual report said sales totaled $1.36 billion. The Tyson chicken and hog empire was named in Successful Farming magazine as the largest farm in America.
The poultry industry as a whole is the state's largest manufacturing employer, with some 80,000 workers, according to the Arkansas Poultry Federation. U.S. Department of Agriculture statistics shows Arkansas ranks first in the nation in broiler production, with 760 million raised in 1985.