by Jen Kendrick | Sep 5, 2017 | Beyond Bacon
Even as the devastating effects from Hurricane Harvey in the Gulf Coast are still being calculated, a very strong hurricane, Irma, is tracking toward the U.S., and possibly North Carolina. Forecasts like these rightly generate concern. Flooding is the biggest, given...
by Jen Kendrick | Jun 23, 2017 | NCPC News
When the N.C. Pork Council’s scholarship committee reviewed applications this year for two $1,000 scholarship opportunities, they didn’t make a tough choice. They found a way to give scholarships to five deserving applicants. “This is the first time in my experience...
by Jen Kendrick | May 11, 2017 | NCPC News
Farmers across our state are grateful that the Senate has acted to override the Gov. Cooper veto to provide them more certainty and protection from predatory lawyers. The votes this week in the House and Senate, by members of both political parties, sent a clear...
by Jen Kendrick | May 10, 2017 | NCPC News
Farmers, their partners in the pork industry and the North Carolina Pork Council are grateful to the N.C. House for voting today to override Governor Cooper’s veto of HB467. We hope the Senate will quickly concur. This law will protect farmers from predatory...
by Jen Kendrick | May 4, 2017 | NCPC News
RALEIGH – The N.C. Pork Council announced today that its board of directors voted unanimously to support re-establishing a voluntary conservation easement program. The pork industry has supported previous conservation efforts to reduce the risk of flooding on...
