Did you know that North Carolina is the No. 2 pork-producing state in the country? From the bacon on your breakfast table to the Christmas ham on your holiday spread, most of the pork you eat probably comes from a farm near you. Check out a few interesting facts about North Carolina pork:

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The pork sector employs about 46,000 people in North Carolina.

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North Carolina Field & Family Spring 2026
Flip through the pages of the Spring 2026 edition of North Carolina Field and Family magazine. In this issue, impress your guests with creative yet easy spring holiday recipes, learn how farmers face challenges planning the future of their farmland, meet some North Carolina beef producers raising the steaks, start your engines with eight reasons to visit Richmond County, get crabby with Sheri Castle’s Deviled Crab recipe and much more.

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