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Environment
EPA, Perdue sign water protection initiativePublished 01/07/09
SALISBURY, Md. (AP) — Poultry giant Perdue said Tuesday that is has signed an agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency under which it will expand a program that provides training and other assistance to its chicken producers to reduce the environmental impact of their operations.
Farms are a significant source of nutrients that spur algae growth and, in turn, rob oxygen from waterways such as the Chesapeake Bay. The poultry industry, for example, has more than 2,000 poultry feeding operations on the Delmarva Peninsula alone, the EPA said.
Salisbury-based Perdue Farms said the company is expanding a pilot program on...
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