Each week we round up the latest N.C. agricultural headlines from news outlets across the state and country, as well as excerpts from the stories. Click on the links to go straight to the full story.
- “Owner hopes dark meat flies,” News & Observer: The Ukrainian billionaire who purchased the North Carolina assets of bankrupt chicken processor Townsends plans to reduce operating expenses and ramp up exports of dark meat in an attempt to return the company to profitability. …
- “Higher prices for food are about to get worse,” Charlotte Observer: Americans are noticing higher prices at the grocery store, and it’s about to get worse. Food prices at the wholesale level rose last month by the most in 36 years. …
- “Growers group sues to clarify guest worker hiring rules,” Fayetteville Observer: A Moore County-based nonprofit group that is the nation’s leading supplier of legal immigrant labor has filed a federal lawsuit seeking a judge’s clarification on rules about the hiring process. …
- “Environmental study gives proposed poultry plant all clear in Nash County,” WRAL-TV: Sanderson Farms has addressed all the environmental concerns for a proposed chicken plant in Nash County, an environmental study released Wednesday said. …
- “NC Agriculture Commissioner says he’s proud of the state’s ag industry,” NBC-17: There was record breaking attendance at this year’s Flavors of Carolina food show thanks to North Carolina’s growing agri-business industry. N.C. Commissioner of Agriculture Steve Troxler said he is proud agriculture is still the backbone of the state’s economy. …
- “‘Eating Animals’ assigned to incoming UNC-CH, Duke students,” Greensboro News & Record: Incoming students at the University of North Carolina and Duke University are being assigned the book “Eating Animals” by Jonathan Safran Foer for the 2011 summer reading. …
- “Allergic to peanuts? Greensboro scientists may have discovered answers,” WFMY: Food scientists at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University have moved closer to developing hypo-allergenic peanuts since first announcing the post-harvest process in 2007. …