SALISBURY, Md. -- Perdue Farms was one of seven companies from around the world featured on the premiere of a new Discovery Channel program about environmental leaders.
The 90-year-old U.S. poultry company appeared in the opening episode of "The Green Room," which made its debut on Feb. 13. The program highlighted innovative ways the private sector is meeting environmental challenges, from saving energy at the Empire State Building to reusing nuclear fuel in France.
The show featured Perdue's first-in-the-nation poultry litter processing plant, along with its unique agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to help farmers keep waterways clean. The segment included interviews with Jim Perdue, chairman and CEO of Perdue Inc., and Terri Wolf-King, an independent poultry producer who raises chickens for Perdue on her family farm in Hurlock, Md.
"We are delighted that Perdue's longstanding commitment to good stewardship, dating from the company's beginnings in 1920, got such recognition," said Jim Perdue. "Our associates work hard to be good environmental stewards, both through the company and with our farm family partners who actually grow the poultry. It's great to see their efforts spotlighted."
"The Green Room" will initially consist of 13 original episodes that will be rebroadcast. Check local listings for further information.
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