Pork is a major commodity for the Old North State. Learn more facts about North Carolina’s pork industry, then read how hog farmers are going green

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farm facts: pork

In 2012, North Carolina ranked No. 2 in the nation in pork production. The state’s 1,833 hog farms sold 34.5 million hogs, with total production valued at almost $2.9 billion.

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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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