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. They are a funder of the North Carolina Plant Science Initiative at North Carolina State University.
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.
References
- "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.