On a hot, humid, August morning recently, Amy Manzulich of Roxboro stood on the edge of a corn plot on the Oxford Research Station, watching her four children pull ears of corn from the stalks. Braving the heat was worth it as they each brought over ears and shucked them to see the kernels on … Read more
Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler sits down each week with Southern Farm Network’s Mike Davis to discuss “Today’s Topic.” The N.C. Forest Service received a grant from the U.S. Forest Service that is being used to protect urban ash trees from the emerald ash borer, a highly destructive pest whose reach and threat to ash trees … Read more
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. “N.C. Distillers Association Blazes a Trail of Its Own,” The Huffington Post: Scot Sanborn stood behind the bar and concentrated on a drinking glass. He wiped it clean and carefully … Read more
