by Jen Kendrick | Apr 19, 2018 | Beyond Bacon, NCPC News
Don Butler, a longtime Smithfield Foods executive who retired at the end of last year, played an integral role in the North Carolina pork industry for the past 26 years. He is a past president of the National Pork Producers Council and the NC Pork Council and past...
by Jen Kendrick | Apr 17, 2018 | NCPC News
RALEIGH – Nearly $5 million has been secured from state and federal sources for a fifth round of voluntary buyouts of swine farms located in the 100-year floodplain, N.C. Pork Council CEO Andy Curliss announced Tuesday. The funding will be used to close lagoons and...
by Jen Kendrick | Apr 9, 2018 | Beyond Bacon
A favorite line of those who attack hog farms is that our farms trigger – are you ready for this? – asthma. It’s a claim that shows up quite a bit, most recently in a recent Rolling Stone article: Even people who live much farther away from hog farms can suffer from...
by Jen Kendrick | Apr 6, 2018 | Beyond Bacon, NCPC News
The purpose of the new W.W. Shay Award for Industry Distinction is to recognize and honor an individual who has exhibited outstanding service to the pork industry as an employee of a pork industry company. This award is named for William Warden Shay, who as the first...
by Jen Kendrick | Apr 3, 2018 | Beyond Bacon
When the pork industry gathers each year at the annual conference to discuss current trends and pressing issues, the North Carolina Pork Council recognizes those who have made valuable contributions to our industry. They include pioneers who helped set the stage for...
