Northwest Arkansas farmers are euthanizing over a million chickens after a poultry company closed its chicken processing plants.Cooks Venture, based in Decatur, shut down in late November. That left farmers with over 1 million chickens and no where to send them for processing.State Senator Bryan King of Green Forrest asked Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders for an emergency declaration, citing health, financial and environmental concerns.Sanders’ administration turned down the request.
Northwest Arkansas farmers are euthanizing over a million chickens after a poultry company closed its chicken processing plants.
Cooks Venture, based in Decatur, shut down in late November. That left farmers with over 1 million chickens and no where to send them for processing.
State Senator Bryan King of Green Forrest asked Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders for an emergency declaration, citing health, financial and environmental concerns.
Sanders’ administration turned down the request.
