by Bra5c0 | Apr 5, 2017 | NCPC News, Pork Industry News
There’s been much discussion about House Bill 467, a proposal to protect North Carolina farmers. This legislation has one narrow purpose: to clarify North Carolina law about what type of damages can be awarded in nuisance lawsuits. In a pending nuisance case, a...
by Jen Kendrick | Mar 21, 2017 | NCPC News, Pork Industry News
WASHINGTON, DC – President Donald J. Trump has issued a proclamation celebrating March 21, 2017 as National Agriculture Day. “America’s farmers and ranchers help feed the world, fuel our Nation’s economy, and lead global markets in output and productivity....
by Jen Kendrick | Aug 22, 2016 | NCPC News, Pork Industry News
I didn’t grow up on a farm. But since discovering my love for agriculture in college, I have spent the past 40 years raising hogs. I worked on farms around the world – from southwest Kansas to Singapore – before finally moving with my family to Goldsboro, where my...
by Jen Kendrick | Apr 27, 2016 | Pork Industry News
Moultrie, Ga.—Danny Kornegay, a diversified farmer from Princeton, North Carolina, has been selected as the overall winner of the Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year award for 2015. Kornegay was named as the overall winner during the Willie B....
by Jen Kendrick | Apr 27, 2016 | Pork Industry News
Donnie and Alease Williams were named the 2016 North Carolina Small Farmers of the Year by the Cooperative Extension Program at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University during ceremonies in March on the campus. The couple and their D&A Farm were...