GEORGETOWN — The Delmarva poultry industry’s value rebounded and grew 25% last year, but labor shortages have pressed Delaware’s chicken processing plants to return to previous levels of production. The […]
SEAFORD – The Franklin P. and Arthur W. Perdue Foundation, the charitable giving arm of Perdue Farms, presented Chesapeake Conservancy with a donation of $100,000 on Oct. 26 to benefit the […]
The coronavirus pandemic’s perfect storm of consumer restrictions and impacts on staffing at processing plants have led to dramatic impacts in many corners of the Delaware farm industry. As restaurants, schools, large employers and event venues either […]
SEAFORD – An upstart developer of microbe-based sustainable waste-processing plants has signed a 20-year agreement with Perdue Farms to process its organic material and purchased the major poultry processing company’s […]
Although Perdue leaves a considerable economic footprint on the state, it’s not the most visible company even in the Sussex County cities it has transformed. Drive through Milford or Georgetown, […]
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