Perdue Delivers $ 100,000 Grant to Help Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Fight Hunger in the Shenandoah Valley, Even Amid Pandemic

July 17, 2020 perduefarms.com

Perdue Farms, with a $ 100,000 grant from the Franklin P. and Arthur W. Perdue Foundation, has partnered with the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank headquartered in Verona, Va., to establish two high school food pantries in the Shenandoah Valley.

Perdue Farms Delivers More Than 1.5 Million Pounds of Protein in Support of Communities Amid COVID-19 Crisis

July 9, 2020 Perdue Farms

Perdue Farms has delivered more than 1.5 million pounds of protein — or six million servings — to food banks and hunger-relief efforts, exceeding its commitment to donate a minimum of one million pounds of protein to support communities where it conducts business in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Perdue Farms Releases Company Stewardship Report

July 2, 2020 Perdue Farms

Perdue Farms is pleased to announce the release of its Fiscal Year 2020 Company Stewardship Report focusing on the four areas of – Food, Environment, Animal Care, and People and Partners.

Perdue Farms Becomes the First Poultry Company in the United States To Create a Pollinator-Friendly Habitat Throughout its Solar Installation

June 8, 2020 Perdue Farms

The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that 75% of food crops rely at least partially on pollination*. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, the pollinator population in the United States has suffered tremendous losses, including the honey bees which American farmers rely on to pollinate crops.**

Perdue Farms Shares CDC Report Following Virginia Facility Tours

June 2, 2020 Perdue Farms

To share and demonstrate the extensive incremental safety measures Perdue Farms has implemented to protect associates from COVID-19 beginning in early March, the company hosted the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for meetings and tours of Perdue’s poultry processing facility in Accomac, Virginia.