by Jen Kendrick | Jul 31, 2020 | Beyond Bacon
As Hurricane Isaias makes its way toward North Carolina, it’s a good time to remind the news media about misperceptions regarding pig farms and hurricanes. As the Associated Press reported last year, hurricanes often spawn storms of misinformation. That includes dire...
by Jen Kendrick | Jul 1, 2020 | Beyond Bacon
Capitol Broadcasting Co. and WRAL published multiple falsehoods this week about our industry in an editorial critique of this year’s legislative session, relying on inaccurate opinions of a Duke University professor. WRAL asserted that North Carolina lawmakers have...
by Bra5c0 | Sep 17, 2018 | Beyond Bacon, NCPC News
The historic flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence has continued to cause widespread impacts across eastern North Carolina, including affecting at least a dozen of our hog farms. Significant efforts continue in order to provide feed and care for animals and...
by Jen Kendrick | Sep 11, 2018 | Beyond Bacon
While farmers across the state are working long hours to brace for the arrival of Hurricane Florence, there has been another group working equally hard in its ongoing efforts to damage the state’s pork industry. As soon as the hurricane hits, the Waterkeeper Alliance,...
