Deborah Johnson of Clinton was inducted into the North Carolina Pork Council Hall of Fame. She has represented the North Carolina pork industry on the local, state and national levels. And she has done so with tenacity, loyalty, grace and …
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Pork Producer of the Year: Chad Herring
Chad Herring is a third-generation pig farmer who manages the family pig farm in Mount Olive.
Not only does Chad nurture the newly weaned pigs that come to his nursery, he has begun to nurture relationships with consumers as well. …
Emerging Leader: Bailee Arnold
Bailee Arnold has shown both a passion and a commitment to excellence on the farm – and in sharing the story of agriculture, which has earned her the Emerging Leader Award.
Bailee is originally from Nash County, but currently lives …
Lois G. Britt Service Award: George Pettus
Lois Britt gave of herself to the pork industry and to the community. As the Lois G. Britt Service Award recipient, George Pettus of Asheville has done the same.
George Pettus has provided his expertise in environmental design, engineering, permitting, …
Excellence in Innovation: Kraig Westerbeek
The Award for Excellence in Innovation was given to Kraig Westerbeek of Warsaw.
“Kraig has been at the forefront of a range of continuous improvements across the industry and is a recognized leader in the field of environmental stewardship in …
Wayne County farmers take top leadership roles on NC Pork Council Board of Directors
RALEIGH – Jim Lynch and Lorenda Overman, both from Goldsboro, were elected this week to lead the North Carolina Pork Council board of directors as president and vice president, respectively.
Jim Lynch of Goldsboro has been elected president. Lynch has …
Our faith rests with the appeals court
Statement from the NC Pork Council on the appeals to be heard in the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals on Jan. 31, 2020:
All of agriculture in North Carolina is rightly alarmed by what transpired in the unfair trials brought …
North Carolina’s pork industry remains an economic powerhouse
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s hog and pork processing industry continues to be an economic powerhouse, generating more than $10 billion in economic output for the state, according to a new economic impact report prepared by NC State University.
The report …
Showtime’s Legit BBQ wins second state championship
Twenty-eight of the top whole hog barbecue cooks filled South Street in downtown Raleigh this weekend to compete for more than $7,000 in cash prizes and hope to be crowned the 2019 Whole Hog Barbecue State Champion.
The cooks qualified …
Surveys, reports continue to show limited impacts from Hurricane Dorian
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 …