NEWS
April 8, 2010
The public deserves clean, safe water. Clean water in our food and drinks, clean water in our streams, and clean water in the Chesapeake Bay. Perdue contributes significantly to water pollution in Maryland, and therefore Perdue should pay its fair share to help restore our waterways and the bay ("Perdue: Chicken waste handled in environmentally responsible manner", April 6). The key problem with manure is that there's too much of it. According to a recent analysis by Water Stewardship Inc., the poultry industry in Maryland generates 300,000 tons of surplus manure with 4,000 more tons of phosphorus than needed to grow all the crops in the major poultry producing counties.
NEWS
January 6, 2006
On January 4, 2006, JACK, beloved husband of Betty Perdue (nee Loftis), devoted father of Jack L. Perdue and his wife Denise, Mark Perdue and his wife Mary; dear brother of Bob Perdue, loving grandfather of David, Chuck, Mellisa, Logan and Emma. Friends may call at the CONNELLY FUNERAL HOME OF DUNDALK, P.A., 7110 Sollers Point Road, on Friday, 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, 9:30 A.M. Interment Oak Lawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Community Hospice of Maryland, 9940 Franklin Square Drive, Baltimore, MD 21236.
NEWS
March 3, 1992
For animal rights activists, throwing a pie at a business leader while he is serving the state in a voluntary capacity is a minor piece of mischief, calculated to make headlines and to cause pTC embarrassment. No doubt Frank Perdue, the target of a pie tossed at a University of Maryland Board of Regents meeting Friday, found the incident messy and inconvenient. For the rest of us, the incident was an example of activists who don't bother to distinguish between silly and serious.We have our problems with the animal rights agenda since we believe the life of a human being carries more inherent value than that of a chicken or a pig or a dog. We also believe that vegetarianism, a cardinal tenet of many animal rights groups, should not be forced on people.
NEWS
May 11, 2012
The Daily Times and The Baltimore Sun published an article in their May 9th editions reporting criticism by a Washington-based environmental extremist group of a so-called "cozy relationship" between Governor O'Malley and an attorney for our own Perdue, Inc. ("O'Malley ties to Perdue lawyer queried"). To them, I say, "And your problem is what?" From our perspective, we are deeply appreciative that we have a governor who understands from whence our life-blood flows and is willing to step up and fight hard to help us maintain the special place we call home.
BUSINESS
By Kim Clark and Kim Clark,Broiler Industry magazineSun Staff Writer | November 17, 1994
Perdue Farms Inc., the nation's fourth-largest chicken processor, is engaged in merger talks with Showell Farms Inc., one of its oldest and closest competitors.Officials in both Maryland-based companies yesterday described the talks as preliminary, but insiders and industry analysts said a merger would make sense.And if the companies merge, it may set off a wave of consolidation among poultry processors, some predicted.Perdue Chairman James A. Perdue said in a prepared statement that he has long known the Guerrieri family, which founded and runs Showell Farms near the Perdue operation.
BUSINESS
By Kevin L. McQuaid and Kevin L. McQuaid,Sun Staff Writer Sun staff writer Kim Clark contributed to this article | January 6, 1995
Perdue Farms said yesterday that it has completed the acquisition of Eastern Shore-based competitor Showell Farms, creating the nation's third-largest poultry company, processing more than 11 million chickens each week.The acquisition also provides Perdue a bigger presence in Florida, where Showell has operated for 20 years. Perdue, a 75-year-old company with processing plants in six states, has sold its products there only since January 1994."The acquisition provides a tremendous opportunity for all who work for the two companies," said James A. Perdue, chairman of the Salisbury-based firm.