by Jen Kendrick | Sep 27, 2017 | Beyond Bacon
In just a few days, 30 barbecue teams will descend on downtown Raleigh and contend to be the 2017 N.C. Whole Hog Barbecue Champion. Competition will be fierce. Each team earned a spot at the state championship by winning or placing in a Whole Hog Barbecue Series...
by Jen Kendrick | Sep 26, 2017 | Beyond Bacon
A state lawmaker’s claim that two rivers in North Carolina are among the “most polluted” in the nation has been rated FALSE by PolitiFact NC. But the real problem is not one misinformed lawmaker. It is false and misleading claims by environmental groups – groups that...
by Jen Kendrick | Sep 25, 2017 | Beyond Bacon
Are you #NCPorkProud? If so, you could win a prize pack to the N.C. State Fair. It’s pretty easy to enter, too. Head on over to our Facebook page. (Don’t forget, if you don’t already like us, click the “Like” button.) Scroll down to the...
by Jen Kendrick | Sep 18, 2017 | Beyond Bacon
Imagine driving your car down the highway. Then, a wheel falls off. You’d have just lost 25 percent of what moves you forward – though you surely wouldn’t think of it quite like that in the moment. You would know that’s a real jolt. Which is why those of us in the...
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 Bra5c0 | Aug 31, 2017 | Beyond Bacon
This spring, it was my honor to speak to the graduating class at Franklin Academy High School in Wake Forest. One of my points was to emphasize how important innovation and constant improvement is in any type of business. This includes the American farmer and American...
