planting intentions

Today’s Topic: 2019 planting intentions for North Carolina farms

Today’s Topic: 2019 planting intentions for North Carolina farms

Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler sits down each week with Southern Farm Network’s Mike Davis to discuss “Today’s Topic.” We have gotten our first look at the 2019 planting intentions for North Carolina farms and it looks like we’ll be seeing more corn and cotton this year. Tobacco plantings look to be down 18 percent. The […]

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Today’s Topic: Farmers heading back into the field; planting intentions for 2018 announced

Today’s Topic: Farmers heading back into the field; planting intentions for 2018 announced

Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler sits down each week with Southern Farm Network’s Mike Davis to discuss “Today’s Topic.” Across the state, farmers are heading back into the fields, getting ready to plant their 2018 crops. The National Agricultural  Statistics Services recently announced planting intentions for 2018, with farmers indicating they planned to plant more cotton, […]

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Today’s Topic: NC farmers say they’ll plant more corn, sweet potatoes this year

Today’s Topic: NC farmers say they’ll plant more 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.” Each year at this time, there’s talk about how many acres of certain crops farmers will plant. Recently, USDA’s annual Prospective Plantings report showed that North Carolina farmers intend to plant a little more corn and sweet […]

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Today’s Topic: Two agricultural surveys in the works

Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler sits down each week with Southern Farm Network’s Rhonda Garrison to discuss “Today’s Topic.” Two important agricultural surveys are being done by USDA and the NCDA&CS Ag Statistics Division between now and March 15. First, the Agricultural Resource Management Survey collects farm finance information to provide a picture of the cost […]

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