What is going on in April?

Avian influenza reported in Texas, monitoring continues

Now AgriLife Extension and faculty in the Texas A&M University Department of Poultry Science are providing educational information for producers and the public regarding the positive cases and recommendations to mitigate commercial and backyard flock exposure to the disease.

Introducing: Ben Chandler

1. Role at FFB: Managing Director of the Poultry Division at First Financial Bank; formerly a lender in the Poultry Division

2. Family: Cara (wife) and William (son)

3. Education: I have a Bachelor of Science from Mississippi State University in Agribusiness with minors in Business and Economics

4. Hobbies: I enjoy grilling, spending time with friends and family, Mississippi State athletics, Jeep rides, and boating.

5. What is your favorite thing about working at FFB? The freedom to think outside the box – poultry farm financing is sometimes like solving a puzzle. FFB encourages its lenders to be free thinkers and craft outside the box solutions for our customers.

6. Do you have an unknown talent? Apparently, I am good at picking out small details. As a kid, I was always good at “find the difference games” that had two similar pictures side-by-side with a slight difference. My wife says that is my hidden talent since she can never sneak any Amazon purchases by me!

7. Favorite place you have visited? Orange Beach, AL

8. What is one thing you would like to learn more about? Cooking, Grilling, Smoking – I enjoy this and I’m constantly trying to learn different methods, recipes, etc.

9. Words you live by or funny story about you? It costs you nothing to be kind.

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Tyson Provides 1M meals in Arkansas

SPRINGDALE, Ark. — In response to recent storms that severely impacted Springdale in Northwest Arkansas, Tyson Foods has donated more than 250,000 pounds of protein to support its hometown, which will provide at least 1 million meals to storm victims, volunteers, first responders, and affected Tyson team members.

Creating a Sustainable Income – and a Home

My family’s always been farmers, mainly row crops. My daddy and my uncle worked our land together. In 1998, my daddy died. My uncle worked it for a while longer, but then our neighbors, the Eatons, took overworking my family’s land. I owe a lot to my uncle and neighbors who taught me a lot about farming. Not many people would have been so kind as to let a 13-year-old work with them.