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...
by Jen Kendrick | May 11, 2021 | Beyond Bacon, NCPC News
Statement from CEO Roy Lee Lindsey The recent research article entitled “Air quality–related health damages of food” is a perfect example of how you can craft a “study” to reach a pre-determined outcome, in this case criticizing animal agriculture. But...
by Jen Kendrick | May 5, 2021 | Beyond Bacon
We regularly get questions regarding the use of the lagoon and sprayfield system for manure management on our farms. These questions usually involve mention of the long-standing moratorium, the “Smithfield Agreement,” and claims that North Carolina hog...
by Jen Kendrick | Apr 7, 2021 | Beyond Bacon
Despite media reports, hog farms fare well during hurricanes. After all, North Carolina is no stranger to hurricanes, and North Carolina pig farmers have become adept at preparing for the storms. Since Hurricane Floyd hit the state in 1999, the state has seen no less...
