Embarrassed to feed people? Not us.

A handful of mainstream media outlets, including The New York Times, have in recent days swallowed what a few fringe groups are peddling in their latest attempts to malign the meat industry. This time, it has to do with exports. We’ll get to it. But let’s revisit what...

Where does China get its pork?

Here’s a question you might not have pondered: Where does China get its pork? The answer is… not from the United States. And definitely not from North Carolina. This would be a surprise if you’ve happened across a recent story from Rolling Stone magazine, which...

Lost trade would be a jolt to U.S. pork industry

Imagine driving your car down the highway. Then, a wheel falls off. You’d have just lost 25 percent of what moves you forward – though you surely wouldn’t think of it quite like that in the moment. You would know that’s a real jolt. Which is why those of us in the...