by Jen Kendrick | Mar 18, 2020 | NCPC News
Bailee Arnold has shown both a passion and a commitment to excellence on the farm – and in sharing the story of agriculture, which has earned her the Emerging Leader Award. Bailee is originally from Nash County, but currently lives in Winterville. She attended Barton...
by Jen Kendrick | Mar 18, 2020 | NCPC News
Lois Britt gave of herself to the pork industry and to the community. As the Lois G. Britt Service Award recipient, George Pettus of Asheville has done the same. George Pettus has provided his expertise in environmental design, engineering, permitting, public policy,...
by Jen Kendrick | Mar 18, 2020 | NCPC News
The Award for Excellence in Innovation was given to Kraig Westerbeek of Warsaw. “Kraig has been at the forefront of a range of continuous improvements across the industry and is a recognized leader in the field of environmental stewardship in pork production,”...
by Jen Kendrick | Feb 12, 2020 | NCPC News, Pork Industry News
RALEIGH – Jim Lynch and Lorenda Overman, both from Goldsboro, were elected this week to lead the North Carolina Pork Council board of directors as president and vice president, respectively. Jim Lynch of Goldsboro has been elected president. Lynch has been on the...
by Jen Kendrick | Jan 30, 2020 | Beyond Bacon, Court cases, NCPC News, Pork Industry News
Statement from the NC Pork Council on the appeals to be heard in the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals on Jan. 31, 2020: All of agriculture in North Carolina is rightly alarmed by what transpired in the unfair trials brought against our farms. Make no mistake: These cases...
by Jen Kendrick | Dec 16, 2019 | NCPC News, Pork Industry News
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s hog and pork processing industry continues to be an economic powerhouse, generating more than $10 billion in economic output for the state, according to a new economic impact report prepared by NC State University. The report shows that the...
