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October 2018
NC State Fair
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Find out more »NCPC PAC Golf Event
Members-only Golf Tournament NEW DATE! Oct. 25 SIGN UP NOW SPONSORSHIPS AVAILABLE! Contact: Angie Maier
Find out more »February 2019
Barbecue Summit
Cooks, judges and festival organizers are invited to join us for a day of learning, fellowship and whole hog barbecue! Current and prospective judges Not only is this your chance for a refresher or to get on the path to being a sanctioned judge, it’s a chance to meet a few festival organizers, too, and show your enthusiasm for the coveted position of barbecue judge! Cooks Judges on the Whole Hog Barbecue circuit are tough! This is your chance to…
Find out more »Smithfield Hog Production Vendor Expo
Smithfield Hog Production & Smithfield Grain are pleased to announce the 2019 Smithfield Hog Production Vendor Expo is on February 26, 2019. We are extremely excited to announce our partnership with Smithfield Grain for the 2019 event. This partnership will allow us to greatly expand our vendor and educational opportunities. Concurrent classes will expose our future industry leaders to a plethora of new information and opportunities from industry leaders from all over the world. Expo admission is free, and includes…
Find out more »March 2019
Annual Meeting
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, March 21 at 7:30 am at the Hilton Raleigh North Hills, Raleigh, NC. The purpose of the meeting is to present a proposed amendments to the North Carolina Pork Council’s Bylaws, update the members…
Find out more »August 2019
Election of pork producer delegate candidates
The election of pork producer delegate candidates for the 2020 National Pork Producers (Pork Act) Delegate Body will take place at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 7, 2019, in conjunction with a Board of Directors meeting of the NC Pork Council at the NC State University Club in the Ballroom, 4200 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC. All NC pork producers are invited to attend. Any producer, age 18 or older, who is a resident of the state and has paid all assessments…
Find out more »September 2019
Mountain State Fair
The NC Pork Council will be in the Davis Event Center to promote the pork industry throughout the fair.
Find out more »Tar Heel Double Pork Challenge at the Mountain State Fair
Think you’ve got what it takes to win the Tar Heel Double Pork Challenge at the Mountain State Fair? We’re looking for creative pork recipes – but you’ve got to use two types of pork! Entries can be an appetizer, soup/side, main course or dessert – as long as you showcase pork as two of the main ingredients! The pig’s the limit – bacon, sausage, pork chops, pork loin, ribs, barbecue, Canadian bacon, Italian sausage, we could go on – pick any two (although we won’t penalize you if…
Find out more »Whole Hog Barbecue State Championship
Each Fall, the best whole hog barbecue chefs in North Carolina square off to become our state champion. The Whole Hog Barbecue Championship is the culmination of a qualifying series that includes more than 25 N.C. Pork Council-sanctioned local barbecue competitions. The State Championship will return to Downtown Raleigh as part of the International Blue Grass Festival. Festival goers will have the opportunity to purchase a wristband to sample directly from each cook and help select a people’s choice winner.…
Find out more »October 2019
N.C. State Fair
The NC Pork Council will be in the Graham Building to promote North Carolina's pork industry throughout the State Fair.
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