by Jen Kendrick | Mar 9, 2022 | Beyond Bacon, NCPC News
by Milosh McAdoo, NC Pork intern The passing down of skills, techniques and passions has been a cornerstone of the agriculture industry for centuries. For many farmers, the traditions of taking care of livestock and crops were taught by parents, grandparents and...
by Jen Kendrick | Feb 22, 2022 | Beyond Bacon
by Milosh McAdoo, NC Pork intern and former NC FFA State Officer There is something special about seeing a young person sporting the blue corduroy jacket of the National FFA Organization. This jacket may not be this year’s trendiest fashion statement; however,...
by Jen Kendrick | Jan 31, 2022 | Beyond Bacon
Nestled in the central portion of North Carolina, right at the divide of I-40 and I-85, Efland is one of those small towns that can easily be missed if you’re not looking for it. I am Milosh McAdoo, and this town has been my home for most of my life. Growing up...
by Jen Kendrick | Jan 11, 2022 | Beyond Bacon
The start of the new year brought with it another attack on North Carolina’s pork industry. This one arrived in the form of a 16-minute video from an online outfit called Vox. It produced the video with money from — surprise, surprise — an activist group staunchly...
by Jen Kendrick | Dec 21, 2021 | Beyond Bacon, NCPC News, Pork Industry News
The State’s Right to Farm Act got a big win this week at the NC Court of Appeals when the three-judge panel unanimously dismissed a challenge to the law brought by the Rural Empowerment Association for Community Help, North Carolina Environmental Justice Community...
by Jen Kendrick | Jul 6, 2021 | Beyond Bacon, NCPC News
With a new hurricane season upon us, here are five things to know about hog farms and hurricanes As the Associated Press noted in a 2019 article, hurricanes often spawn storms of misinformation. Indeed, North Carolina’s pork industry has been a victim of...
