Carolina Curious: What is the history of Lexington barbecue?
For this week's Carolina Curious, listener Tyler Foster wanted to know how the culinary tradition of Lexington BBQ got started.
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High Meat Prices Are Helping Fuel Inflation, And A Few Big Companies Are Being Blamed
A larger White House campaign is targeting what it calls anti-competitive behavior in several industries, including meatpacking, in which over 80% of beef goes through just four companies.
As Rural Areas Lose Population, Job Pool For Agriculture Shrinks
Rural America lost more population in the latest census, highlighting an already severe worker shortage in the nation's farming and ranching regions and drawing calls from those industries for immi
In Baltimore, These Santa Clauses Bring Pork And Christmas Trees To Your Door
Pork 'N Pine owners Todd Coleman and Mike Santoro dress as Santa, load the trees on their bikes, pack a cooler full of pulled pork sandwiches and deliver this bit of joy to residents across the city.
Farmers Find Ways To Save Millions Of Pigs From Being Euthanized
When COVID-19 infections forced pork companies to close processing plants, some farmers predicted that it would force them to euthanize millions of hogs. The actual number has been much lower.
Another Pork Plant Shuts Down Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
Tyson Foods is halting work at a processing site in Waterloo, Iowa, because people have tested positive for the virus. Other plants also have closed, cutting U.S. pork production by about a quarter.
How One City Mayor Forced A Pork Giant To Close Its Virus-Stricken Plant
Smithfield Foods didn't want to stop slaughtering hogs at its Sioux Falls pork plant, even after hundreds of workers got sick with the coronavirus. Then the city's mayor forced the company's hand.
U.S. Meat Supply Is 'Perilously Close' To A Shortage, CEO Warns
A Smithfield Foods plant in South Dakota that produces 4% to 5% of the nation's pork supply has become the latest meat processing facility to shut down as COVID-19 sickens plant workers.
Big Companies Bet On Cleaner Power From Pig Poop Ponds
Two large companies plan to capture natural gas from manure-filled ponds, turning it into clean, climate-saving energy. But some neighbors just want the ponds gone.
