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Podcast: HAZARD GIRLS
Episode: Sn. 2, #2 Mitzi Perdue: "Rice, Chicken, and Agriculture" Part 1
Description: Today’s guest is Mitzi Perdue, a businesswoman, author, and a master storyteller. She is the past president of the 40,000 member American Agri-Women, the nation’s largest coalition of women in farming and agribusiness. She is also the widow of chicken magnate, Frank Perdue, and has been deeply involved in the Perdue family businesses for many years, from agriculture to trucking, which is a major division of Perdue Farms. Over her long and illustrious career she has authored 22 books, is a syndicated columnist with over 1,600 articles, and even hosted her own 400-episode television series, Country Magazine, which was syndicated to 7...