Source: NC PORK COUNCIL, 2/1/16

Six directors were recently elected to the NC Pork Council board of directors and will begin their terms in February 2016. Two directors were elected to their first three-year-term and four directors will return to serve their second term. Each NCPC director may be elected to serve two three-year-terms on the board.

Below is a brief introduction of each newly-elected and re-elected board member.

District 4
*  Jared Porter will be serving his first term on the NCPC board. Jared is co-owner of his family farm, Porter Farms Inc., located in Mt. Pleasant.

District 5
*  Brandon Moore was elected to serve a second term as an NCPC director. He and his wife own Moore's Hog Farm in Nashville.

District 6
*  Chris Barwick returns to the board for his second term. He lives in Deep Run and is a long-time employee of Smithfield Hog Production Division.
*  Lorenda Overman was re-elected for her second term on the board. Lorenda and her husband own Overman Farms Inc. in Goldsboro.

District 7
*  Elwood Garner will be serving his second term as an NCPC director. Elwood co-owns and manages Garner Hog Farm and E and J Farms LLC. He lives in Kenansville.
*  Michael Inman was elected to serve on the NCPC board for his first term. Michael owns R&M Farms, a third-generation nursery in Tar Heel. He is also employed by Prestage as a sow service representative.