by Jen Kendrick | Apr 2, 2018 | Beyond Bacon
North Carolina is one of the nation’s leading hog producers with more than 2,000 permitted farms. Most of them are in eastern North Carolina. Sampson and Duplin County, alone, account for about 40 percent of all the pigs and hogs raised in our state. So, why are hog...
by Jen Kendrick | Mar 29, 2018 | NCPC News, Pork Industry News
RALEIGH – A renewable energy project in Duplin County is using swine-derived biogas to become the first in North Carolina to create natural gas that is used by local utility companies. The project, Optima KV, pipes methane gas from five local hog farms to a central...
by Jen Kendrick | Mar 28, 2018 | Beyond Bacon, NCPC News
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...
by Jen Kendrick | Mar 24, 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...
by Jen Kendrick | Mar 21, 2018 | Beyond Bacon
Here’s a question you might not have pondered: Where does China get its pork? The answer is… not from the United States. And definitely not from North Carolina. This would be a surprise if you’ve happened across a recent story from Rolling Stone magazine, which...
