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Photos from the Field: Cornbread Week
While field corn is produced primarily for animal feed and industrial uses such as ethanol and cooking oil, sweet corn is produced for human consumption. One favorite end result is corn bread, celebrated above. North Carolina ranks 11th in the nation in production of sweet corn.
Stained-glass…pig?
Stained glass windows depict many beautiful settings, from abstract mosaics and flowers to religious depictions and landscapes. But have you ever seen a stained-glass pig? Visit the downtown Raleigh location of the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, and you’ll find just that (along with stained-glass oysters, cucumber, cotton and more) hanging over the […]
In the Market: Nutritious ways to use local foods with children
In this new “In the Market” feature, we’ll visit the State Farmers Market with nutrition marketing specialist Freda Butner to learn about nutrition facts, recipe tips and ways to maximize your local foods shopping experiences across the state. To kick off this series, we talked with Freda to get some tips on using the winter […]
News Roundup
Each week we’ll round up the latest N.C. agricultural headlines from newspapers across the state and country, as well as excerpts from the stories. Click on the links to go straight to each paper’s full story. “N.C. State names agricultural research director,” WRAL: A longtime North Carolina State University faculty member has been named associate […]
In the Kitchen with Lisa and Brian: Stuffed pork chops
WRAL reporter Brian Shrader and our own Lisa Prince feature seasonal recipes in their Got to Be Good Cookin’ segment using ingredients grown and available right here in North Carolina. We’ll post each video here, along with links to the recipes. Deborah Johnson, executive director for the N.C. Pork Council, shared this recipe for stuffed […]
North and South Carolina county fairs honored
Fair managers and organizers from across North and South Carolina took over the Sheraton Imperial Hotel last week for the annual Association of Agricultural Fairs Convention. The convention, which highlighted economical ways to improve the fair experience, began Wednesday night with an auction and reverse raffle, and ended Friday with an awards ceremony recognizing outstanding county […]
Photos from the Field: Ginseng
While you may have heard of ginseng used in teas, medicines and supplements, you may not realize the plant is found in the wild across the state of North Carolina. We checked in with one of our botanists, Laura Gadd, to learn more about the plant and the local industry. Wild American Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) […]
News Roundup
Each week we’ll round up the latest N.C. agricultural headlines from newspapers across the state and country, as well as excerpts from the stories. Click on the links to go straight to each paper’s full story. “Fewer fields of plenty,” News and Observer: The November issue of Progressive Farmer magazine reports that world food production […]
In the Kitchen with Lisa and Brian: Rib roast and cold oven poundcake
WRAL reporter Brian Shrader and our own Lisa Prince feature seasonal recipes in their Got to Be Good Cookin’ segment using ingredients grown and available right here in North Carolina. We’ll post each video here, along with links to the recipes. To finish out 2009, Lisa and Brian had two more recipes that work for […]
Top In the Field blog posts of 2009
Since we started the In the Field blog in March 2009, we’ve had a great time bringing you stories and insight on agriculture in North Carolina and the people who serve the industry. As 2010 begins, we thought we’d take a look at the top five posts that received the most views on the blog […]