SPRINGDALE, Ark. — Seven Arkansas rice companies on Thursday donated more than 107 tons of rice to the Arkansas Foodbank, supporting efforts to feed hungry families across the state.
The donating mills are: Arkansas River Rice of Pine Bluff; Farmers Granary Inc. of McCrory; Producers Rice Mill of Stuttgart; Ralston Family Farms of Atkins; Riceland Foods Inc. of Stuttgart; Specialty Rice Inc. of Brinkley, and Windmill Rice Company of Jonesboro.
Rhonda Sanders, CEO of Arkansas Foodbank, said the "record-setting" donation will be distributed between five food banks in the Feeding America network in Arkansas. Along with Arkansas Foodbank in Little Rock, they are: River Valley Regional Food Bank in Fort Smith; Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas in Jonesboro; Harvest Regional Food Bank in Texarkana, and Northwest Arkansas Food Bank in Springdale.”
To read more about the donation, please visit our content partners at Arkansas Business.
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