North Carolina Pork Council

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The North Carolina Pork Council is a nonprofit, chartered in 1962 and is the oldest state pork producer organization in the nation that has operated under a mandatory checkoff funding system. [1] They are a funder of the North Carolina Plant Science Initiative at North Carolina State University. [2]

The Council has been a long-time organizer of and sanctioned the Whole Hog State Barbecue Championship drawing over 130,000 attendees each year, raising over $100,000 for charities. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Mission". North Carolina Pork Council. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "N.C. Pork Council". North Carolina State University. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "Cooking Up Some Serious Excitement for a Barbecue Championship". Eckel & Vaughan. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
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