by Jen Kendrick | Aug 30, 2023 | Beyond Bacon
The North Carolina Swine General Permit is an important tool for protecting public health and the environment in North Carolina and is required for any farm that has more than 250 pigs and isn’t already covered by a federal (NPDES) or individual permit. It is...
by Jen Kendrick | May 11, 2021 | Beyond Bacon, NCPC News
Statement from CEO Roy Lee Lindsey The recent research article entitled “Air quality–related health damages of food” is a perfect example of how you can craft a “study” to reach a pre-determined outcome, in this case criticizing animal agriculture. But...
by Jen Kendrick | Feb 2, 2021 | NCPC News
The North Carolina Pork Council issued the following statement today regarding the confirmation hearing for Michael Regan as secretary of the Environmental Protection Agency: We are proud that a North Carolinian has been nominated to be U.S. Environmental Protection...
by Bra5c0 | Sep 15, 2019 | Beyond Bacon, Uncategorized
Here are reports from the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality to the General Assembly about animal operations for the past decade. These document 24,551 inspections on permitted farms in the time period covered. Additionally, these document complaints that...
by Bra5c0 | Sep 9, 2019 | Beyond Bacon, NCPC News
UPDATE: Monday, Sept. 9, 2019, at 4:30 p.m. Surveying by regulators and the North Carolina pork industry continues to indicate that impacts to or from pig farms in North Carolina from Hurricane Dorian has been limited. There are no reports of a breach, structural...
