by Jen Kendrick | Apr 7, 2021 | Beyond Bacon
Despite media reports, hog farms fare well during hurricanes. After all, North Carolina is no stranger to hurricanes, and North Carolina pig farmers have become adept at preparing for the storms. Since Hurricane Floyd hit the state in 1999, the state has seen no less...
by Jen Kendrick | Aug 4, 2020 | Beyond Bacon
Hurricane Isaias made landfall in North Carolina on Monday night and traveled directly through the state’s major pork producing counties. Despite heavy rains, initial reports indicate that no pig farms experienced any significant issues. There are no reports of...
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...
by Bra5c0 | Sep 6, 2019 | Beyond Bacon, NCPC News
UPDATE: 10:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6, 2019 North Carolina hog farms did not have significant impacts from severe Hurricane Dorian, which made landfall today in North Carolina. Farm anaerobic treatment lagoons, which are used to manage manure in protection of the...
