A simple tool is helping protect North Carolina’s bees

As of 2026, the N.C. Department of Agriculture has been using a bee protection tool for ten years. That tool is an online-based program called BeeCheck, which is a voluntary bee hive registration system. It involves a database, mapping tools and communication channels. The purpose is to help protect bees from harmful pesticide drift, which … Read more

News Roundup: Oct. 14-20

News Roundup

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. “Arnold brings home the bacon for brothers,” The Stanly News & Press: Just because you can’t put lipstick on a pig, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t moisturize boss hog twice daily. Arnold … Read more