Ozark helps supply the nation’s turkeys for Thanksgiving holiday
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Dr. Jeffery Osborn, the vice president at the Arkansas College of Health Education, talks about the new research facility in Fort Smith.
The Arkansas governor pardoned Tom and Gladys during a Nov. 21 ceremony celebrating the role of turkey production in the state’s agricultural economy.
Nevaeh Haile, a Mount Vernon/Enola 4-H Club member in Faulkner County, raised the turkeys on her parents, Ruth and Stephen Haile’s hobby farm. Tom, an 18-month-old Black Spanish gobbler, won grand champion at this year’s Arkansas State Fair.“We’re proud to continue this tradition,” Sanders told a crowd of more than 100 people gathered on the grounds of the Governor’s Mansion. “Nevaeh, I know you’ve done a great job. We’re excited to pardon Tom and Gladys, and we’re excited to be here to welcome you.”
Nevaeh said she loves raising turkeys and cows, goats, rabbits, chickens, and dogs on the farm and hopes to be a veterinarian one day. She kept a firm hold on Tom while posing for photos with the governor, representatives from Arkansas 4-H, the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, Future Farmers of America, the Poultry Federation, and business and industry leaders.
Arkansas ranks third in the nation in turkey production, producing 27 million turkeys annually and adding $510 million to the economy.
Arkansas’ poultry industry — including turkeys, broilers, and eggs — leads the state’s agricultural sector with cash receipts of $6.7 billion. Cargill and Butterball, two of the country’s largest turkey producers, have Springdale, Huntsville, Jonesboro, and Ozark facilities. Every whole Butterball turkey sold in the United States during the holidays is processed in Arkansas, Childers said.
The governor also praised Cargill for donating 150,000 lbs. of turkey to food banks
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