Source: John Hart, FARM PROGRESS, 12/17/18


North Carolina’s recently appointed assistant commissioner of agriculture is ringing warning bells that the nuisance lawsuits facing the state’s hog farmers are a threat to all of agriculture and it is vital that farmers make their voices known to the 98 percent of the population not involved in agriculture. Speaking at the Coastal Agrobusiness Cotton and Soybean Conference in Greenville Dec. 4, Dr. Sandy Stewart, assistant commissioner of agricultural services for the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, presented an overview of the numerous lawsuits filed against Murphy-Brown and hog farmers in the state.

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