History
In Shoffner, Arkansas, Delta Harvest was founded by Hallie Shoffner, a sixth-generation commodity farmer and daughter of agricultural pioneers John and Wendy Shoffner. Over three decades, John and Wendy performed thousands of research trials, working with soybeans, cotton, corn, rice, wheat, canola, okra, sunflowers, and more.
Seed Stock Production
The Shoffner's grew the operation to include seed stock production for soybeans and, later, Hallie expanded into specialty rice seed, including basmati, jasmine, sushi rice, sake rice, forbidden rice, and more.
Becoming Delta Harvest
In partnership with AgLaunch and the World Wildlife Fund's Delta Ag Alliance (formerly The Next California), Shoffner created a pilot program to market and produce specialty rice benefiting family-owned farms in Arkansas and Mississippi. In 2024, Delta Harvest supported the production of more than five million pounds of specialty rice in the Delta.
