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...
by Jen Kendrick | Mar 29, 2018 | NCPC News, Pork Industry News
RALEIGH – A renewable energy project in Duplin County is using swine-derived biogas to become the first in North Carolina to create natural gas that is used by local utility companies. The project, Optima KV, pipes methane gas from five local hog farms to a central...
by Jen Kendrick | Mar 28, 2018 | Beyond Bacon, NCPC News
When the pork industry gathers each year at the annual conference to discuss current trends and pressing issues, the North Carolina Pork Council recognizes those who have made valuable contributions to our industry. They include pioneers who helped set the stage for...
by Jen Kendrick | Feb 8, 2018 | NCPC News, Pork Industry News
RALEIGH – Brandon Warren of Clinton has been elected president of the North Carolina Pork Council Board of Directors. Warren has served on the N.C. Pork Council board since 2010 and served as vice president last year. Warren’s multi-generational family farm includes...
by Jen Kendrick | Feb 6, 2018 | NCPC News
In accordance with provisions stated in Article VIII of the North Carolina Pork Council Bylaws, notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of the members of the Council will be held on Thursday, March 8 at 8 am at the StateView Hotel on NC State’s campus, Raleigh,...
by Jen Kendrick | Jun 23, 2017 | NCPC News
When the N.C. Pork Council’s scholarship committee reviewed applications this year for two $1,000 scholarship opportunities, they didn’t make a tough choice. They found a way to give scholarships to five deserving applicants. “This is the first time in my experience...
