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. “NORTH CAROLINA THE “HEMP EPICENTER”; JIM DUNPHY HONORED,” Southern Farm Network: (Audio) Spring Hope-based Hemp, Inc. says the company is set to grow up to 25,000 acres of industrial hemp this […]
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. “EPA extends comment period on neonicotinoids,” Southeast Farm Press: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is extending the public comment period for neonicotinoid insecticide risk assessments from Feb. 20, 2018, to […]
Organizers have something special planned for this year’s N.C. Aquaculture Development Conference in New Bern March 7-10. On Friday, March 9, seafood lovers can take part in the Cultured Seafood Festival, an all-you-care-to-eat feast. Chef James “Smoke” Boyd, owner of The Flame Catering and Banquet Centre, will prepare a variety of aquaculture dishes featuring farm-raised […]
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. “Rain drenches county, puts crops on hold,” Hendersonville Times-News: Rain is drenching the already saturated ground in Henderson County, putting many farming operations on hold, and forecasters say several more […]
If you’ve ever been curious about starting your own fish or shellfish farm, you won’t want to miss the annual N.C. Aquaculture Development Conference. The event is a great introduction to North Carolina’s growing aquaculture and mariculture industries. Activities include behind-the-scenes tours of current farms; educational workshops for new and veteran operators; an aquaponics workshop; […]
WRAL reporter Brian Shrader and our own Lisa Prince feature seasonal recipes in their weekly Local Dish Cooking segment. This month Brian and Lisa featured three delicious ways to serve up North Carolina clams. Clams are in season year round in North Carolina. Ask your local grocery store if they carry fresh N.C. clams, or […]
Aquaculture, or commercial fish production, is one of several aspects of the state’s diverse $76-billion agriculture industry. From trout and tilapia to catfish and clams, aquaculture has been growing steadily in recent years and now contributes more than $58 million to the state’s economy. In February, the aquaculture industry will meet in New Bern for […]
January in North Carolina (most of the time) means cold weather has settled in for a while. It’s the time of year when dinner plans include hot soups and Crock-Pot creations. This week we’ve done a little digging into a 1989 edition of the Goodness Grows in North Carolina cookbook and found a recipe provided […]
Twice a month we feature local restaurants, farms and farmers markets featured on episodes of UNC-TV’s Flavor, NC. This week, we review episode five of the first season in which hostess Lisa Prince highlights Sunburst Trout Farm in Haywood County. North Carolina is home to more than 3,000 miles of trout streams. Many of these […]
Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler sits down each week with Southern Farm Network’s Rhonda Garrison to discuss “Today’s Topic.” When we think of October, we think of pumpkins, the State Fair and Halloween. But we can also think about seafood. You see, October is National Seafood Month, and we want people to support our fishermen and […]
In celebration of Got to Be N.C. month we are featuring local farms and businesses and their products that are Grown. Raised. Caught. Made. here. This week we focus on Caught and highlight Core Sound Seafood and Mr. Big Seafood in Harkers Island. North Carolina is home to 134 aquaculture farms, 227 shellfish leases and […]
Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler sits down each week with Southern Farm Network’s Rhonda Garrison to discuss “Today’s Topic.” The North Carolina Aquaculture Development Conference is coming up Feb. 20-22 in New Bern, and if you sign up by Feb. 13, you’ll save money on registration. The conference typically draws more than 200 fish farmers, scientists […]