by Jen Kendrick | Nov 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
Smithfield Agronomics Program has been awarded a Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) grant to fund NRCS-EQUIP projects in Duplin, Greene, Lenoir, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson and Wayne counties. The funds are for grain growers in the seven counties interested...
by Jen Kendrick | Nov 22, 2016 | NCPC News
By David Jones This generous North Carolina company is an institution in the state’s pork industry, and next year it’s celebrating 100 years in business. This is a story about wealth. But a different kind of riches. Make no mistake about it; the Neese Country Sausage...
by Jen Kendrick | Nov 22, 2016 | NCPC News
By David Jones Pork producer Thomas Uzzell and his two sons share their story of nurturing the same North Carolina land for four generations. It was just that morning when Thomas Uzzell, in the early hours, was standing on the 800 or so acres he owns without a sound...
by Jen Kendrick | Nov 22, 2016 | NCPC News
NCPC member Bill Hawkins shares his background, farm operation, family and history of his fulfilling farming career. Our farm is located in Deep Run, North Carolina, and operates as Trent Farms Inc. Our operation consists of hogs, turkeys and cattle. We began with the...
by Jen Kendrick | Oct 31, 2016 | NCPC News
RALEIGH – The N.C. Pork Council announced today that Andy Curliss has been appointed the organization’s new chief executive officer. Curliss, a former journalist, brings extensive experience in public policy and communications to the N.C. Pork Council. “Andy has...
