by Jen Kendrick | Sep 11, 2018 | Beyond Bacon, NCPC News
Farmers have taken measures to protect livestock, manage lagoon levels in anticipation of impacts Hog farmers across Eastern North Carolina are making final preparations for the forecast arrival of Hurricane Florence. Farmers have taken precautions to protect animals,...
by Jen Kendrick | Sep 11, 2018 | Beyond Bacon
Despite dire predictions from environmental groups, North Carolina farmers were well prepared for Hurricane Matthew when it arrived in October 2016. Even with record rainfall, only one lagoon experienced structural damage – and on a farm that had not housed any...
by Jen Kendrick | Sep 26, 2017 | Beyond Bacon
A state lawmaker’s claim that two rivers in North Carolina are among the “most polluted” in the nation has been rated FALSE by PolitiFact NC. But the real problem is not one misinformed lawmaker. It is false and misleading claims by environmental groups – groups that...
by Jen Kendrick | Oct 12, 2016 | NCPC News
Thousands of hog farmers and pork industry employees across Eastern North Carolina have been working around the clock to protect their farms, their animals and the environment from the extraordinary levels of rain and flooding caused by Hurricane Matthew. Hog farms...
