We are again disappointed that honorable North Carolina pig farmers like Joey Carter, who lawfully operate in a highly regulated industry, can be deemed a nuisance. We are equally concerned about the long-term impact that …
Pork Industry Honors Dr. Billy Flowers with the Distinguished Service Award
The National Pork Board honored Dr. William “Billy” Flowers with its Distinguished Service Award during the National Pork Industry Forum in Orlando. Flowers is an animal science professor at North Carolina State University.
Each year the award is presented at …
Vitriol from trial lawyers is – absolutely – an attack on a blessed farm
In the closing moments of the nuisance trial this week, the Texas lawyer tried to persuade the jury that his ongoing attack in the courtroom, while seeking piles of money, isn’t about modern agriculture. That it’s not about pining …
NC farmer named Pig Farmer of Tomorrow
Recipients recognized as leaders of the next generation of American pig farmers
ORLANDO, FLORIDA – The National Pork Board announced today that Bailee Arnold from North Carolina, Ben Luebbering from Missouri and Ben Wikner from Iowa …
Farm groups demand justice for NC hog farmers
A judgment stemming from a $50 million verdict must be overturned, farm groups told a federal appeals court in Richmond, Va., yesterday.
Earlier last year, juries in three separate trials in Raleigh, N.C., awarded punitive damages of more than $500 …
Trial lawyer asks jury to award tens of millions of dollars at close of latest case
It is difficult to find the right words to describe what was happening Tuesday as the Texas lawyer stood before a jury in Raleigh at the close of the fifth nuisance hog farm trial and pleaded for tens of millions …
Statement – Sholar Farms verdict
We have been concerned, from the very beginning, about the way these cases were tried and the threat they pose to our industry. It is gratifying to have a judge rule, as a matter of …
Far from our farms, courtroom argument is detached from reality
This past week, as in previous nuisance trials, there was a moment when the Texas lawyer stood before the jury and attempted with all his might to ignite in them the passions of ancient division: To make these cases about …
A stunning moment concludes fourth nuisance trial
The fourth nuisance trial is in the hands of a jury.
And so, now, we wait. We wait for a just result. We wait for the signal that, yes, facts and truth can and will prevail in a courtroom 100 …
Wayne County farmers Give A Ham
Having the advanced notice of pending hurricanes is a double-edged sword.
On the one hand, …