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.
- “Community icon John Snipes leaves a legacy,” The News of Orange County: John Snipes was hard to miss. Whether he was blaring horns and wreaking havoc in his UNC-Chapel Hill-themed hearse, the Heelraiser, acting as Santa Claus in Hillsborough’s Christmas parade or just offering his time and effort to anyone who needed it, Snipes made his presence known to those around him. …
- “Excessive heat watch issued as NC braces for 105 degrees,” WRAL: The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat watch from central North Carolina to the coast Friday morning until Sunday night. …
- “Weigl: Mobile farmer’s market hits the road in Raleigh,” News & Observer: For some people, the problem with farmers markets is getting there. “With working parents with kids, it’s hard to get to the market. It becomes a special event,” said Guenevere Abernathy, a former real estate development executive in Durham. “We wondered, ‘How can we put local food right in front of people?’ ” So Abernathy created LoMo Market, the Triangle’s first mobile farmer’s market. …
- “Officials battle to keep invasive grass out of NC,” Wilmington Star-News: Charlotte Glen was driving to the grocery store when she glanced out the car window and spied a small army of sinister invaders. …
- “Winston-Salem’s Wine Country,” Huffington Post: For years, when Winston-Salem was mentioned, the only thing that would come to mind is a pack of cigarettes. The iconic brand created by R. J. Reynolds in 1875 has all but disappeared and the new players in town include a bevy of wineries that are taking the area by storm….
- “Greenhouses’ green energy wins Ag secretary’s praise,” Charlotte Observer: When Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack praised production operations at Metrolina Greenhouses after a tour Monday, he wasn’t just talking about the 90 million plants grown there annually. …
- “H-2A program could be salvation of labor-intensive agriculture,” Southeast Farm Press: Producers of labor-intensive crops face difficult choices due to the dwindling supply of farm workers, says Lee Wicker, deputy director of the North Carolina Growers Association (NCGA). And most of the options are not very appealing. …