North Carolina Pork Council
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
[edit]- ^ "Mission". North Carolina Pork Council. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
- ^ "N.C. Pork Council". North Carolina State University. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
- ^ "Cooking Up Some Serious Excitement for a Barbecue Championship". Eckel & Vaughan. Retrieved 6 January 2025.