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News Roundup: Nov. 5-11

News Roundup: Nov. 5-11

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. “Myths and facts about U.S. hemp farming today,” Southeast Farm Press: Commercial hemp production faded, along with its legality, many decades ago in the U.S., but enthusiasts and business people […]

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Today’s Topic: Hay Alert website can help ranchers find hay

Today’s Topic: Hay Alert website can help ranchers find hay

Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler sits down each week with Southern Farm Network’s Rhonda Garrison to discuss “Today’s Topic.” Continuing drought in the West and Hurricane Matthew’s rains and flooding in the East have combined to raise farmers’ concerns about finding enough hay to feed their animals this winter. Commissioner Troxler says over a third of North Carolina […]

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News Roundup: Oct. 29-Nov. 4

News Roundup: Oct. 29-Nov. 4

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. This week’s news includes Hurricane Matthew recovery, drought conditions in western N.C. and the formation of the Industrial Hemp commission. “Tarboro area farmer works to recover after Matthew,” WRAL: The […]

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Today’s Topic: Plantings of corn, sweet potatoes are forecast to be higher than last year

Today’s Topic: Plantings of corn, sweet potatoes are forecast to be higher than last year

Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler sits down each week with Southern Farm Network’s Rhonda Garrison to discuss “Today’s Topic.” The USDA has released its updated acreage forecast for North Carolina, and the report says there will be more corn and sweet potatoes this year. Corn plantings are expected to top 1 million acres, which is 29 percent more […]

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Today’s Topic: USDA report indicates NC farmers will plant more acres of corn, sweet potatoes this year

Today’s Topic: USDA report indicates NC farmers will plant more acres of corn, sweet potatoes this year

Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler sits down each week with Southern Farm Network’s Rhonda Garrison to discuss “Today’s Topic.” North Carolina farmers intend to plant more acres of corn and sweet potatoes this year, according to USDA’s Prospective Plantings report. Corn plantings in North Carolina are expected to increase by 18 percent over last year, to […]

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News Roundup: March 22-28

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. “Russia approves four U.S. cold storage facilities for pork exports,” Meatingplace.com: Russia has approved four U.S. cold storage facilities […]

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