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Five things to know about hogs and hurricanes in NC
As the Associated Press noted in a 2019 article, hurricanes often spawn storms of misinformation. Indeed, North Carolina’s pork industry has been a victim of misinformation before, during and after recent hurricanes.
With the June 1 arrival of a new hurricane season, here are five things to keep in mind:
Things have improved dramatically in the past 20 years.
More than twenty years ago, Hurricane Floyd caught many hog farmers off guard. Since then, the landscape has dramatically changed. No new hog farms have been built for more than two decades, hundreds of lagoons in flood-prone areas have been voluntarily closed, and the industry has been proactive in making hurricane preparations a year-round practice.
The Truth of the Matter
For too long, false information about North Carolina’s hog industry have persisted. We tackled some of those falsehoods through a special report series in our magazine and our blog:
- The real story behind a Title VI complaint against the NC pork industry (Summer 2018)
- Claims on odor don’t pass the smell test (Spring 2020)
- The real record on North Carolina’s pork industry during hurricanes (Summer 2020)
- Meatpacking Plants Take Measures to Protect Workers, Feed America During COVID-19 Pandemic (Fall 2020)
- The Truth of the Matter – Health Claims Against Hog Farms Don’t Add Up (Winter 2020)
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA PORK COUNCIL
In accordance with provisions stated in Article VIII of the North Carolina Pork Council Bylaws, notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of the members of the Council will be held on Thursday, November 18 at 9:00 am at the Mad Boar Celtic Court, Wallace, NC. The purpose of the meeting is to update the members on activities and events from 2020 and 2021, along with financials and reports from national organizations.
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Looking for a Recipe?
Buffalo Pork Skewers with Blue Cheese Sauce
While this crowd-pleasing appetizer is great for the holidays, it’s also perfect for football weekends, tailgating, and other entertaining year-round. If you’d like, you can use boneless pork loin chops instead of the tenderloin. And, while it wouldn’t be traditional, you can swap the celery for carrot sticks, or serve a combination of the two.