by Jen Kendrick | May 13, 2020 | NCPC News
RALEIGH – The North Carolina Pork Council Board of Directors has unanimously voted to substantially increase scholarship funding for 2020 in an effort to reduce financial impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on students at North Carolina colleges and universities....
by Jen Kendrick | Apr 29, 2020 | NCPC News
The North Carolina Pork Council issued the following statement today after President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order intended to keep meat processing plants open: “This decisive action has saved countless family farms in North Carolina, while ensuring that...
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 18, 2020 | NCPC News
Deborah Johnson of Clinton was inducted into the North Carolina Pork Council Hall of Fame. She has represented the North Carolina pork industry on the local, state and national levels. And she has done so with tenacity, loyalty, grace and intelligence, according to...
by Jen Kendrick | Mar 18, 2020 | NCPC News
Chad Herring is a third-generation pig farmer who manages the family pig farm in Mount Olive. Not only does Chad nurture the newly weaned pigs that come to his nursery, he has begun to nurture relationships with consumers as well. Through his position as executive...
