Showtime’s Legit BBQ wins second state championship

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Jen Kendrick

2019 Champions: (front row, l-r) Dana and Kevin Peterson, Chris Fineran, Billy Narron, James Lamb; Back row NC Pork representatives: (l-r) Chad Herring, Brandon Warren, Andy Curliss

Twenty-eight of the top whole hog barbecue cooks filled South Street in downtown …

Swine-derived biogas becomes first N.C. native gas to be injected into natural gas pipeline

Posted on March 29, 2018March 30, 2018 by Jen Kendrick

On farm station where methane is pre-conditioned before being sent to central refinery.

RALEIGH – A renewable energy project in Duplin County is using swine-derived biogas to become the first in North Carolina to create natural gas that is used …

Clinton hog farmer elected president of the NC Pork Council Board of Directors

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Jen Kendrick

RALEIGH – Brandon Warren of Clinton has been elected president of the North Carolina Pork Council Board of Directors. Warren has served on the N.C. Pork Council board since 2010 and served as vice president last year. Warren’s multi-generational family …

House Bill 467: A Statement from the N.C. Pork Council

Posted on April 5, 2017 by Terri Smith

There’s been much discussion about House Bill 467, a proposal to protect North Carolina farmers. This legislation has one narrow purpose: to clarify North Carolina law about what type of damages can be awarded in nuisance lawsuits.

In a pending …

President Trump celebrates National Agriculture Day

Posted on March 21, 2017March 31, 2017 by Amy McLeod

WASHINGTON, DC – President Donald J. Trump has issued a proclamation celebrating March 21, 2017 as National Agriculture Day. Click here to view the proclamation.

“America’s farmers and ranchers help feed the world, fuel our Nation’s economy, and lead global …

NC hog farms on cutting edge of animal care, sustainability

Posted on August 22, 2016September 2, 2016 by Amy McLeod

I didn’t grow up on a farm. But since discovering my love for agriculture in college, I have spent the past 40 years raising hogs. I worked on farms around the world – from southwest Kansas to Singapore – before …

North Carolina Farmer Danny Kornegay Named Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year for 2015

Posted on April 27, 2016April 27, 2016 by Amy McLeod

Moultrie, Ga.—Danny Kornegay, a diversified farmer from Princeton, North Carolina, has been selected as the overall winner of the Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year award for 2015.

Kornegay was named as the overall winner during …

Sampson County Couple Named Top Small Farmers in North Carolina