NC Pork Council
  •  Facebook
  •  Twitter
  •  Pinterest
  •  Instagram
  •  YouTube
  • About
    • Mission & History
    • Leadership
    • Awards Programs
    • Economic Impact
    • Resources
    • Contact
  • We Care
  • Pork
    • NC Award Winning Recipes
    • Nutrition
    • Cooking Today’s Pork
    • Pork as a Passport: Food unites us
  • Responsibility
    • Youth
    • We Care
    • Regulations
    • Giving Back
    • NCPC Funded Research
    • Research & Development
  • Members
    • Members
    • Join
    • Log In
    • Events
  • News
    • NCPC News
    • NC Pork Report
    • Porkline
    • Hog Farmer: The Trials of Joey Carter
  • The Truth of the Matter
  • Blog
    • Blog posts
    • Court cases
  •  Facebook
  •  Twitter
  •  Pinterest
  •  Instagram
  •  YouTube

lagoons Archives

  • About
    • Mission & History
    • Leadership
    • Awards Programs
    • Economic Impact
    • Resources
    • Contact
  • We Care
  • Pork
    • NC Award Winning Recipes
    • Nutrition
    • Cooking Today’s Pork
    • Pork as a Passport: Food unites us
  • Responsibility
    • Youth
    • We Care
    • Regulations
    • Giving Back
    • NCPC Funded Research
    • Research & Development
  • Members
    • Members
    • Join
    • Log In
    • Events
  • News
    • NCPC News
    • NC Pork Report
    • Porkline
    • Hog Farmer: The Trials of Joey Carter
  • The Truth of the Matter
  • Blog
    • Blog posts
    • Court cases

With an active hurricane season predicted, here are five things to know about NC hog farms and hurricanes

Posted on June 1, 2022June 1, 2022 by Jen Kendrick

Hurricane season is officially here and NC State researchers have predicted an above-average season with 17-21 named storms. Here are five things to keep in mind as we enter hurricane season.

 

Things have improved dramatically in the past 20 …

Posted in NCPC NewsTagged hurricane season, hurricanes, lagoonsLeave a comment

Media Advisory: Five things to know about hog farms and hurricanes

Posted on July 6, 2021July 6, 2021 by Jen Kendrick

With a new hurricane season upon us, here are five things to know about hog farms and hurricanes

As the Associated Press noted in a 2019 article, hurricanes often spawn storms of misinformation. Indeed, North Carolina’s pork industry has …

Posted in Beyond Bacon, NCPC NewsTagged hurricane Elsa, hurricane preparation, hurricane season, hurricanes, lagoonsLeave a comment

Pig farms see little to no impacts from Hurricane Isaias

Posted on August 4, 2020April 19, 2021 by Jen Kendrick

Hurricane Isaias made landfall in North Carolina on Monday night and traveled directly through the state’s major pork producing counties. Despite heavy rains, initial reports indicate that no pig farms experienced any significant issues.

There are no reports of impacts …

Posted in Beyond BaconTagged hurricanes, Isaias, lagoonsLeave a comment

Reports from NC DEQ to General Assembly on animal operations

Posted on September 15, 2019August 3, 2020 by Andy Curliss

Here are reports from the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality to the General Assembly about animal operations for the past decade.

These document 24,551 inspections on permitted farms in the time period covered.

Additionally, these document complaints that inspectors acted …

Posted in Beyond Bacon, UncategorizedTagged DEQ, hurricanes, lagoons, NCDENRLeave a comment

Surveys, reports continue to show limited impacts from Hurricane Dorian

Posted on September 9, 2019August 3, 2020 by Andy Curliss

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 …

Posted in Beyond Bacon, NCPC NewsTagged DEQ, Hurricane Dorian, hurricanes, lagoons, NCDEQLeave a comment

N.C. Pork Council: Limited farm impacts from severe Hurricane Dorian

Posted on September 6, 2019August 3, 2020 by Andy Curliss

UPDATE: 10:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6, 2019

North Carolina hog farms did not have significant impacts from severe Hurricane Dorian, which made landfall today in North Carolina.

Farm anaerobic treatment lagoons, which are used to manage manure in protection of …

Posted in Beyond Bacon, NCPC NewsTagged Hurricane Dorian, hurricanes, lagoonsLeave a comment

N.C. Pork Council: No significant farm impacts from severe Hurricane Dorian

Posted on September 6, 2019August 3, 2020 by Andy Curliss

UPDATE: 11:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 6, 2019

There are no reports of significant impacts to North Carolina’s pork industry, which includes more than 2,000 farms, as a result of severe Hurricane Dorian, which made landfall in North Carolina this morning.…

Posted in Beyond Bacon, NCPC NewsTagged Hurricane Dorian, hurricanes, lagoonsLeave a comment

Great strides in hurricane preparation, response

Posted on September 1, 2019April 19, 2021 by Jen Kendrick

With Hurricane Dorian approaching the East Coast, the North Carolina Pork Council is sharing the following information adapted from a recent article published in The Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law at Florida State University (Volume 34, No. 2). …

Posted in Beyond BaconTagged Hurricane Florence, hurricanes, lagoonsLeave a comment

Hurricane Florence’s Impact on NC Hog Farms

Posted on October 10, 2018August 3, 2020 by Andy Curliss

Hurricane Florence was a historic storm that dumped more than eight trillion gallons of water on North Carolina over a four-day period. It caused an estimated $22 billion in damage and claimed more than 40 lives in our state.

The …

Posted in Beyond Bacon, NCPC NewsTagged Hurricane Florence, hurricanes, lagoons1 Comment

Florence update – Sept. 19 at 4 p.m.

Posted on September 19, 2018August 3, 2020 by Jen Kendrick

Five days after Hurricane Florence struck North Carolina, most of our 2,100 hog farms are returning to normal operations. For a small portion of farms, logistical challenges amid record levels of flooding continue as hog farmers and partner production companies …

Posted in Beyond Bacon, NCPC NewsTagged DEQ, disaster, Hurricane Florence, hurricanes, lagoonsLeave a comment
  • ← Older
  • About
  • We Care
  • Pork
  • Responsibility
  • Events
  • Members
  • News
  • Blog
  • Contact
  •  Facebook
  •  Twitter
  •  Pinterest
  •  Instagram
  •  YouTube
NC Pork Council

©2023 North Carolina Pork Council

 

Loading Comments...