by Jen Kendrick | Jul 1, 2020 | Beyond Bacon
Capitol Broadcasting Co. and WRAL published multiple falsehoods this week about our industry in an editorial critique of this year’s legislative session, relying on inaccurate opinions of a Duke University professor. WRAL asserted that North Carolina lawmakers have...
by Jen Kendrick | Jun 22, 2020 | Beyond Bacon
A handful of mainstream media outlets, including The New York Times, have in recent days swallowed what a few fringe groups are peddling in their latest attempts to malign the meat industry. This time, it has to do with exports. We’ll get to it. But let’s revisit what...
by Jen Kendrick | May 7, 2020 | Beyond Bacon
NC Department of Health and Human Services’ Sec. Mandy Cohen May 7, 2020 briefing 17:00 – 20:13 “The food processing plants in our state are critical to our keeping up our food supply not only here in North Carolina but around the country, around the...
by Jen Kendrick | Apr 21, 2020 | Beyond Bacon, NCPC News
https://ncpork.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/NC-Pork_BBQ-Relief_Cropped_High.mp4 They weren’t cooking whole hogs and there wasn’t a judge in sight, but in mid-April, cooks from the North Carolina Pork Council’s Whole Hog Barbecue Series showed up to...
by Jen Kendrick | Apr 14, 2020 | Beyond Bacon, NCPC News
Whether you’re eating bacon in the morning or pork chops at dinner, you can rest assured that your pork products are home grown. North Carolina is one of the nation’s top pork producers and most of that meat stays right here. No matter what brand you buy, you can be...
by Jen Kendrick | Mar 20, 2020 | Beyond Bacon
The federal government has issued formal guidance to the nation about the “essential critical infrastructure workforce” and the “special responsibility” to maintain continuity amid a national effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. It should be no surprise that farmers...