by Jen Kendrick | Jun 4, 2018 | Beyond Bacon, NCPC News
This statement was originally posted on the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ website. Statement from Commissioner Steve Troxler on the contributions of the N.C. pork industry to the state North Carolina’s pork industry feeds us and...
by Jen Kendrick | May 3, 2018 | NCPC News
We have always maintained, and now the parties agree, there were not violations of the civil rights law in the permitting of hog farms in North Carolina. It is without question that this is the proper conclusion to this unfounded allegation. We look forward to working...
by Bra5c0 | Apr 26, 2018 | Beyond Bacon, Court cases, NCPC News
STATEMENT BY NORTH CAROLINA PORK COUNCIL ON VERDICT IN MCKIVER v. MURPHY-BROWN We’re greatly disappointed and saddened by the verdict. It’s an absolute shame the jury did not have the opportunity to personally visit the farm and was not allowed to hear all the...
by Jen Kendrick | Apr 19, 2018 | Beyond Bacon, NCPC News
Don Butler, a longtime Smithfield Foods executive who retired at the end of last year, played an integral role in the North Carolina pork industry for the past 26 years. He is a past president of the National Pork Producers Council and the NC Pork Council and past...
by Jen Kendrick | Apr 17, 2018 | NCPC News
RALEIGH – Nearly $5 million has been secured from state and federal sources for a fifth round of voluntary buyouts of swine farms located in the 100-year floodplain, N.C. Pork Council CEO Andy Curliss announced Tuesday. The funding will be used to close lagoons and...
by Jen Kendrick | Apr 6, 2018 | Beyond Bacon, NCPC News
The purpose of the new W.W. Shay Award for Industry Distinction is to recognize and honor an individual who has exhibited outstanding service to the pork industry as an employee of a pork industry company. This award is named for William Warden Shay, who as the first...