by Bra5c0 | Sep 14, 2018 | Beyond Bacon, NCPC News
Initial reports from first responders, farmers and veterinarians indicate that hog farms in North Carolina have not experienced substantial impacts from Hurricane Florence. Initial surveying is reporting no damage to sporadic roof damage on whole across the industry....
by Bra5c0 | Sep 12, 2018 | Beyond Bacon, NCPC News
For nearly two decades, I was a journalist and was usually among those dispatched to cover incoming hurricanes. I saw firsthand the devastation that these storms can cause, and I’m grateful for the hard work being done by so many to prepare for Hurricane Florence. I...
by Jen Kendrick | Sep 11, 2018 | Beyond Bacon, NCPC News
Farmers have taken measures to protect livestock, manage lagoon levels in anticipation of impacts Hog farmers across Eastern North Carolina are making final preparations for the forecast arrival of Hurricane Florence. Farmers have taken precautions to protect animals,...
by Bra5c0 | Aug 7, 2018 | Beyond Bacon, Court cases, NCPC News
The North Carolina Pork Council has joined with the National Pork Producers Council to urge reversal of a judge’s order that seeks to gag communications about nuisance lawsuits filed against more than two dozen North Carolina hog farms. The North Carolina Pork Council...
by Jen Kendrick | Aug 3, 2018 | Beyond Bacon, Court cases, NCPC News
Statement of North Carolina Pork Council The verdict is outrageous. The farms on trial were constructed in the mid-1990s. Since then, each of the six plaintiffs in this case either moved to the farms or built new homes in that farming community. None had made any...
by Jen Kendrick | Jul 2, 2018 | NCPC News
The election of pork producer delegate candidates for the 2019 National Pork Producers (Pork Act) Delegate Body will take place at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 1, 2018, in conjunction with a Board of Directors meeting of the NC Pork Council at the NC State University...
