The North Carolina Pork Council is a statewide trade association representing pork producers in North Carolina. Its mission is to promote and protect the state’s pork industry through advocacy, education, environmental stewardship initiatives, and public outreach.
The organization typically pursues agricultural and livestock policy issues including environmental regulations, animal health and welfare standards, farm labor policy, trade policy affecting pork exports, tax and business regulations impacting farmers, and state and federal agricultural funding programs.
Primarily funded through membership dues from pork producers and industry partners, as well as industry assessments and program revenues.
National Pork Producers Council and North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Non-profit trade association
