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When you think of economic indicators, sausage sales probably don’t top the list. But recent trends in the U.S. sausage market might be signaling deeper issues within the broader economy.…
A split 2-1 panel of the N.C. Court of Appeals has ruled that money resulting from a settlement between Smithfield Foods and the N.C. attorney general must flow into the…
John Fund of National Review Online highlights one state’s chief executive because of her response to the coronavirus crisis. Among the governors whose reputation has clearly been enhanced is South…
Former JLF regulatory expert Daren Bakst looks into COVID-19’s impact on American supplies of meat. He publishes his findings with the Heritage Foundation’s Daily Signal. Many Americans are rightfully concerned…
In a 6-1 ruling, the N.C. Supreme Court has upheld the state attorney general’s hog farm “slush fund.” The ruling reverses a decision from the State Appeals Court. The New…
Recently, a panel of judges in Richmond, Virginia heard oral arguments in the case, Joyce McKiver, et. al. v. Murphy-Brown, LLC. As Alan Wooten explains in his recent Bladen Journal…
Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat are the most notable entrants in the race to make a meat substitute that acts like meat but is made entirely from plants. They have…
A 2-1 ruling from the N.C. Court of Appeals this morning revives a lawsuit challenging the N.C. attorney general’s control of money flowing from a major hog producer. The court’s…
Last week, the Independent reported that: In a landmark decision, the jury ruling on the first of twenty-six nuisance cases against pork-producer Murphy-Brown LLC awarded the plaintiffs damages of more…
Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed House Bill 467, Agriculture and Forestry Nuisance Remedies, on Friday. In his veto message, he noted, “Special protection for one industry opens the door to weakening…
The N.C. House has approved a measure to limit damages linked to nuisance lawsuits targeting hog farms. But a key amendment would prevent the new law from protecting major hog…
Pigs have many virtues, but smelling good isn’t one of them. If fact, they—or, more accurately, their waste products—smell bad. As a result, pigs have played—and in North Carolina, they…