by Jen Kendrick | Sep 11, 2018 | Beyond Bacon
Despite dire predictions from environmental groups, North Carolina farmers were well prepared for Hurricane Matthew when it arrived in October 2016. Even with record rainfall, only one lagoon experienced structural damage – and on a farm that had not housed any...
by Jen Kendrick | Sep 11, 2018 | Beyond Bacon
When a hurricane hits, you may find many hog farms under water — except for the barns and lagoons. In some cases, the barn and lagoon are a tiny island of dry land, accessible only by boat. It is by design that the barns and the lagoons are built on the highest point...
by Jen Kendrick | Sep 11, 2018 | Beyond Bacon
While farmers across the state are working long hours to brace for the arrival of Hurricane Florence, there has been another group working equally hard in its ongoing efforts to damage the state’s pork industry. As soon as the hurricane hits, the Waterkeeper Alliance,...
by Bra5c0 | Sep 3, 2018 | Beyond Bacon, Court cases
We’re not sure if we should laugh or cry at the opinion piece published in the Fayetteville Observer under the name of Billy Richardson of Fayetteville. Richardson is not only an elected state official. He’s also a lawyer. So it’s no surprise that he would leap at the...
by Bra5c0 | Sep 3, 2018 | Beyond Bacon, Court cases
There is a deeply regrettable thing about lawyer and state representative Billy Richardson adopting, whole cloth, the arguments of the plaintiffs’ attorneys in the ongoing nuisance trials in an opinion piece. It is this: He uses precious ink and a public forum to do...
by Bra5c0 | Aug 31, 2018 | Beyond Bacon, Court cases
Federal Judge Earl Britt on Friday lifted his gag order in the ongoing nuisance lawsuits. The gag order was imposed in late June and had been challenged by a wide range of groups, including the defendant in the cases (Murphy Brown) as well as the North Carolina Pork...
