Highlighting Roy Lee Lindsey
May 30, 2026
| Friends, Over the coming months, the Ag Dispatch will highlight some of the key leaders, partners, and organizations whose work keeps North Carolina’s farming community strong. There are a lot of people behind the scenes doing important and sometimes unglamorous work on behalf of producers and they deserve a moment in the spotlight. We’re starting today with someone well deserving of our admiration: Roy Lee Lindsey, CEO of the North Carolina Pork Council. The numbers alone tell part of the story. North Carolina agriculture generates more than $111 billion in annual economic impact statewide, and our pork producers account for roughly $10.8 billion of that — about one dollar of every ten tied to our state’s farm economy. Our state’s pork producers also support more than 42,000 jobs tied to farming, production, transportation, and related businesses. North Carolina has long been one of the nation’s leading pork-producing states and keeping that standing doesn’t happen by accident. That’s where Roy Lee Lindsey comes in. Arriving in the Old North State in 2021, Roy Lee brought decades of agricultural leadership experience to the NC Pork Council from his time leading the Oklahoma Pork Council. Raised in a farm family and shaped by a career spent working alongside producers, Roy Lee understands that agriculture is ultimately a people business. Behind every farm are families, employees, suppliers, veterinarians, truck drivers, processors, and rural communities that depend on a strong farm economy. Roy Lee keeps the focus on the future as much as the present. Keeping NC’s pork producers and farm community strong requires a healthy pipeline of young people ready to work, innovate, and lead into the future. It also requires organizations willing to tell agriculture’s story clearly and confidently at a time when many consumers want to know more about where their food comes from, how it is raised, and who is doing the work. That perspective has helped guide the Pork Council’s work on behalf of producers across our state. In addition to representing farmers on public policy matters, the organization has invested in leadership development and workforce growth through initiatives such as Pork Leadership Carolina, scholarship opportunities for students pursuing agricultural careers, and internship programs that help connect young people with real opportunities in North Carolina agriculture. We’re grateful for Roy Lee Lindsey, the North Carolina Pork Council, and the many producers across our state whose daily work helps sustain jobs, communities, and a vital part of North Carolina’s agricultural strength. We look forward to highlighting more of the leaders, partners, and organizations that help support North Carolina’s farms and rural communities in the weeks ahead. A New Look for the NC Ag Dispatch You may notice a fresh look in your inbox today. The NC Ag Partnership has updated our logo, and we wanted to take a moment to share what’s behind the design. Our new logo draws on symbols deeply rooted in North Carolina agriculture. The green elements represent tobacco leaves, one of our state’s most historic crops. Livestock ear tags represent our animal agriculture community and inspire the yellow elements. And the overall pattern reflects the barn quilt, a tradition going back to the 1700s, when painted quilt squares on barns told stories of family, heritage, and farming life across rural America. North Carolina has a rich quilting tradition of its own, and we think it’s a fitting symbol for an organization that brings agriculture’s many stories together. |