by Jen Kendrick | Mar 27, 2019 | Beyond Bacon, NCPC News
The North Carolina Outstanding Pork Producer of the Year award recognizes a pork producer or family who has made significant contributions to the pork industry in North Carolina. Joey Carter of Duplin County embodies and exemplifies what we mean when we say, “We...
by Jen Kendrick | Mar 26, 2019 | Beyond Bacon, NCPC News
The North Carolina Pork Council’s Hall of Fame is the highest honor bestowed by the organization, one reserved for outstanding lifetime achievement and contributions to the industry. This year’s recipient, Jim Stocker, has indeed had a lifetime of outstanding...
by Jen Kendrick | Mar 26, 2019 | NCPC News
RALEIGH – Six North Carolina hog farmers – and one allied company – were honored at an awards luncheon on Thursday, Mar. 21, at the annual N.C. Pork Conference. Jim Stocker of Kenansville was inducted into the N.C. Pork Council Hall of Fame for a career that helped...
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 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...
