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July 19, 2010 NCPC Speaks out About Animal Care
June 11, 2010 Gene Nemechek Elected President of National Pork Board
April 20, 2010 Pork Promotion is Off and Running...
March 19, 2010 China Lifts H1N1-Related Ban On U.S. Pork
March 12, 2010 Monsanto Seeks Nominations for America’s Farmers Mom of the Year
March 10, 2010 NPPC Elects New Officers, Board Members
March 8, 2010 R.C. Hunt New NPPC Vice President
March 5, 2010 NPPC Applauds Re-Opening Of Russian Market
February 6, 2010 Bundy Lane Wins NCPC Award for Outstanding Pork Producer
February 6, 2010 John Garner Named NCPC Pork All-American
February 6, 2010 L.L. Murphrey Inducted into NCPC Hall of Fame
January 20, 2010 See named head of N.C. State University’s Animal Science Department
December 23, 2009 NC Update on Novel H1N1
November 24, 2009 Ron Craig Inducted into Wayne County Agriculture Hall of Fame
November 11, 2009 Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Food Purchases for Domestic Nutrition Programs, Assists Pork, Cherry, Plum and Apple Farmers
October 29, 2009 China To Lift H1N1 - Related Ban On U.S. Pork
October 22, 2009 Butler Asks Congress To Help Pork Producers
October 21, 2009 Youngsville woman wins Tarheel Pork Challenge at N.C. State Fair
October 19, 2009 Three inducted into N.C. State Fair Livestock Hall of Fame
September 10, 2009 Call Flu ‘H1N1’ Not ‘Swine’ Flu, USDA Demands
September 3, 2009 USDA Agrees To Help NC Pork Producers
August 24, 2009 Celebrity Mom “Dishes” On How She Keeps Her Family Eating Together
August 7, 2009 Governors Urge Obama To Help Pork Producers
May 14, 2009 Novel Flu Strain Not From Mexican Hog Farm
May 4, 2009 'Pork Is Safe To Eat, Handle,' Says Pork Industry
April 30, 2009 National Pork Board Joins USDA, Others Calling Flu H1N1
April 28, 2009 Pork Safe To Eat, Says USDA, CDC
April 28, 2009 Swine Flu or North American Flu?
April 27, 2009 Statement from the National Pork Board on Swine Influenza
April 27, 2009 National Pork Producers Council Statement on Hybrid Flu and Pork
April 14, 2009 Jan Archer Takes New Role with NCPC
March 9, 2009 North Carolina’s Butler Elected President of National Pork Producers Council
March 9, 2009 NPPC, NPB Emphasize 'We Care'
February 23, 2009 Carra Winn Lane is the 2009 Pork All-American
February 23, 2009 Billy Herring Inducted into NCPC Hall of Fame
February 23, 2009 Porter Family named 2009 Outstanding Pork Producers
February 23, 2009 Bryant and Debbie Worley are 2009 Environmental Stewards
February 23, 2009 Neese Family Awarded for Its Service
November 7, 2008 North Carolina Pork Council Continues Support of the American Cancer Society
September 3, 2008 Hurricane Preparation for Producers
August 7, 2008 North Carolina Utilities Commission Establishes Suggested Purchase Price For Electricity Under The Methane Capture Pilot Program
July 24, 2008 USDA Renews Funding for Research, Education and Extension in Swine Health
June 23, 2008 NCPC Supports Research Projects
May 22, 2008 Put Disease Lab At Least-Risk Location
May 15, 2008 2008 N.C. State Fair to open one day early, on Thursday, Oct. 16
May 5, 2008 First ever Got to Be NC Festival set for State Fairgrounds June 5-8
May 1, 2008 Foreign Animal Disease Preparedness "Table Top" Exercises
April 15, 2008 U.S. Pork Exports Continue to Break Records
April 2, 2008 NC Pork Council Contributes to Mount Olive College
March 31, 2008 Corn, cotton, peanut acreage will drop
February 21, 2008 Greg Stephens – 2008 Outstanding Pork Producer
February 21, 2008 Brian Kennedy – 2008 Pork All-American
February 21, 2008 2008 Hall of Fame Winner ~ Bynum Driggers
February 20, 2008 Ed Emory Receives Industry Service Award
December 5, 2007 Taste of Elegance
November 29, 2007 The Pork Promenade Headlines the Raleigh Roundup
November 9, 2007 NC State Fair Special Cooking Contest Winners
June 1, 2007 23rd Annual NC Championship Barbecue Cook-off
January 3, 2007 North Carolina Pork Council Consults Experts
June 26, 2006 New Study Reveals Pork Tenderloin is as Lean as Skinless Chicken Breast