That pork you ate for dinner last night? Farmers got to work on that a year ago. Of course, much has changed since then. Slowdowns at processing plants could affect farmers and consumers for months to come in the nation's third-largest state for pig production.
Guests for this first episode of "Farms, Food and You," a podcast series from NC State University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, are:
- James Lamb raises pigs on his family farm in Sampson County, North Carolina. He is also an environmental specialist with Prestage Farms and a graduate of NC State's Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering.
- Professor and Extension Specialist Kelly Zering, with NC State’s Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, is an expert on the economic aspects of the pork industry.
- Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist Jonathan Holt, with NC State’s Department of Animal Science, is an expert in pig production and nutrition.