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Happy #EarthDay2024 🌎 Over the past 50 years, pig farms have reduced their environmental impact by using:

75.9% less land🌾🌿🌳 25.1% less water🌊💧 7% less energy⚡⚙ 7.7% lower carbon emissions ☁💨

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#WeCareWednesday

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Be conscientious of your health on World Health Day! Pork is part of a healthy diet. Today’s pork has about 16% less fat and 27% less saturated fat as compared to 30 years ago.

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Deep Dish Pizza Day?? We'll take ours with extra sausage and extra pepperoni please! 🤤

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Hogs are powerful medicine! Did you know that pig skin can be used to help burn victims or to cover other wounds?

All told, hogs are a source of nearly 20 drugs and pharmaceuticals.

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Current recommendations are to introduce meats, like pork, as a first complementary food because they provide high-quality protein, iron, choline and zinc, which are important nutrients for brain development, growth, and immune function. https://t.co/bbgRiJ0qqA #PowerofPork

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Be ready for the primary elections with this shirt offered by NC Pork Council to remind folks that #MyVoteCounts! https://t.co/YcjA3mBwAU Use code VAPORK for free shipping.

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You can feel good about choosing lean pork. Pigs have the lowest emissions of any class of livestock. Since 1960, pig farmers have used over 75% less land, 25% less water and 7% less energy, reducing carbon emissions by 8%. That's the #PowerofthePig.

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Pigs eat based on plans created by animal nutritionists so they receive the ideal balance of nutrients to help them grow and thrive at every age and stage. These diets are designed to meet the specific needs of a pig’s various life stages, helping them grow and stay healthy.

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Adding pork to your diet is a NO BRAINER. 🧠 Really. Did you know lean pork contains essential vitamins and minerals that play a key role in brain health? That's the #PowerofPork!
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Some of you are overcooking your pork and it shows…

Always remember! For the juiciest, most delicious results, cook whole muscle cuts to 145 degrees F followed by a 3-minute rest.

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On-farm experience, coursework & certifications help workers provide the best care for their pigs.

Certification programs including Pork Quality Assurance® Plus & Transportation Quality Assurance help ensure those involved in caring for and transporting pigs are well trained.

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#Pork is packed with the essential amino acids, #vitamins and #minerals your family needs! Discover how pork can become your favorite ingredient in a #balanced (and delicious) diet!​
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Who else is craving comfort food on these cold days? ✋🏼Prep, fill and bake. A quick, easy and nutritious (with fresh, ground pork) dinner idea!​

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Pig farmers’ number one priority is to raise safe and nutritious pork for consumers by ensuring their animals are comfortable and well cared for. #WeCareWednesday

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Many parts of a hog are not edible, but nothing is wasted! Hogs make a significant contribution to the world of industrial and consumer products as sources of chemicals that cannot be duplicated by syntheses. https://t.co/GctVCO6NZB

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Hogs are powerful medicine! Did you know that pig skin can be used to help burn victims or to cover other wounds?

All told, hogs are a source of nearly 20 drugs and pharmaceuticals.

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Happy 2024!

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From our families to yours, we wish you a very Merry Christmas! We hope your stocking was filled with bacon!