Stitt: 'I Am Going to Stand with Our Chicken Producers over Those Big Trial Attorneys'

Governor Kevin Stitt visits with Oklahoma poultry producers

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt met with Oklahoma poultry producers Tuesday to discuss issues impacting their industry.

Stitt: 'I am going to stand with our chicken producers over those big trial attorneys'

The State of Oklahoma has argued for 20 years that Arkansas-based Tyson Foods among others polluted the Illinois River watershed with millions of tons of chicken litter.However, Gov. Kevin Stitt strongly opposes his attorney general's approach to the litigation and paid a visit to Adair County on Dec. 16 to make his case to local poultry farmers after reports surfaced that Tyson could pull out of Oklahoma farms altogether.WATCH: Stitt: 'I am goi…

Stitt, Hilbert Urge Settlement in Longstanding Poultry Lawsuit

Governor Kevin Stitt and Oklahoma House Speaker Kyle Hilbert joined poultry producers and Oklahoma Farm Bureau members to call for a settlement in a decades long lawsuit involving eastern Oklahoma poultry producers, corporate integrators, and the State of Oklahoma. The lawsuit, originally filed in 2005, centers on poultry litter practices and alleged impacts on water quality in eastern Oklahoma. Speaking to growers and ranchers, Stitt said the ca