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News, Updates, and Events for NCPC Members  Week of December 11, 2009
Plans Announced for 2010 NC Pork Council Annual Conference
  

The North Carolina Pork Council (NCPC) is pleased to be hosting the 2010 NC Pork Conference in conjunction with the Southern Farm Show.

 

The Southern Farm Show runs Wednesday, February 3 - Friday, February 5, 2010 at the NC State Fairgrounds in Raleigh and attendance is free.

 

NC Pork Conference events are planned for Thursday, February 4th and Friday, February 5th beginning with a complimentary lunch on Thursday. The "We Care" trailer from the National Pork Board (NPB) will be at the Martin building on the fairgrounds serving lunch on both Thursday and Friday.

 

The theme for Thursday afternoon will be the "State of the Industry." Beginning in the Martin building at 1 pm, industry leaders, agribusiness lenders, and industry economists will participate in panel discussions and be available to answer participant questions. 

 

The annual Bacon Bash fundraising event for the NCPC Political Action Committee will also take place during the conference. This members-only event will be at the Raleigh Marriott Crabtree Valley beginning at 5:30 pm. In addition to the traditional reverse raffle for the $5,000 grand prize and the food and drink, there will be expanded entertainment. New for 2010 is a dueling pianos show featuring 176 Keys. For more information about this members-only event, please contact Angie Whitener at angie@ncpork.org.

 

Friday morning, we will present our annual industry awards at a breakfast ceremony also at the Raleigh Marriott Crabtree Valley. Preregistration for the breakfast is $10 and or $15 at the door. Immediately following the breakfast will be the 2010 Annual Meeting.  

 

Following Friday's lunch with the "We Care" trailer, seminars for Operator in Charge credits will be held at the Martin building beginning at 1:00 pm.

 

We have reserved a block of rooms at the Raleigh Marriott Crabtree Valley for Thursday, February 4th at a rate of $109. Please call 1-800-228-9290 by January 15, 2010 to reserve your room at the reduced rate.

 

For more information on any of these events, please contact Ann Edmondson at NCPC by calling 919-781-0361 or email her at ann@ncpork.org.

 

Click here to access the Conference Schedule
 
Click here for a Conference Registration Form
Nahunta's Mack Pierce Honored
Pork King
 

Last week's Porkline reported that the late Ron Craig had been inducted into the Wayne County Agriculture Hall of Fame at a ceremony last month.

 

Another notable member of the pork community received a Wayne County Agriculture Hall of Fame award this year as well: Mack Pierce.  

 

Mack Pierce is the owner and operator of the famous Nahunta Pork Center. Pierce opened the Nahunta Pork Center in 1975 and the once family-run operation has grown to a business employing 60-80 people each year. The Pork Center actually began as the Nahunta Slaughterhouse in the 1950's as a hog-buying station and custom slaughter plant.

 

Pierce is a charter member of the Nahunta Fire Department and a former member of the Mount Olive College Board of Trustees.

 

He and his wife Jean have two children and four grandchildren.

 
Albertson Headshot Albertson to Run
 
According to the Raleigh News and Observer's website, State Senator Charlie Albertson of Duplin County, who has served in the Senate since 1993, is planning to run again in 2010. 

"Until people hear differently, they can assume I am running," Albertson said. "Right now I plan to run again." Albertson, 77, is a co-chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and is secretary of the Senate Democratic Caucus.

You Tube LogoTour of NC Hog Farm on YouTube!
 
Murphy-Brown LLC has posted a tour of a Bladen County farm on You Tube to teach the public about modern swine production!
 
Check out the video here.  

2010 SowBridge: Breeding Herd and Education Series

 

If you are involved in managing or caring for boars, sows, and/or their litters, please take a moment and look at the brochure for the 2010 SowBridge program.

 

SowBridge is an educational program series that covers current issues related to sow production. Each program is delivered via telephone so there is no need to travel. Participants are given a CD to follow on the computer during the presentations.

 

Please note that the brochure indicates that the deadline to register has already passed but that you can still get registered if you would like to participate.

 
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2010 NCPC Award Nominations
 
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2010 NCPC Awards. The awards will be presented at the 2010 Annual Conference.
 
You may submit nominations for the Pork All American, Outstanding Pork Producer and Hall of Fame.
 
The nomination deadline is December 22, 2009.
 
Please note, if you have nominated someone in prior years who was not a recipient, please resubmit the nomination with updated information. We would like to consider them for 2010.
 
For more information, go to NCPC's website.
 

Upcoming Continuing Education Opportunities
 
2009 Agricultural Drainage Management Field Day - 2.5 Hours Credit
12/14/2009 - 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM. Registration begins at 8:30 AM, Lunch at 12:30 PM
Pitt County Cooperative Extension Center, Greenville.
Highlights: Benefits of agricultural drainage management, cost-share program update, farmers' panel and field visits in Pitt and Beaufort Counties. 
Contact Carl Crozier:carl_crozier@ncsu.edu or 252-793-4428 x 134
 
North Carolina Pork Council Annual Conference
Thursday, February 4th - Friday, February 5th
Raleigh, NC
 

National Swine Nutrition Guide Training Conference 

February 11, 2010.

McKimmon Center, Raleigh, NC

Details TBA
 

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