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. “Agribusiness still No. 1 in Robeson County,” Fayetteville Observer: A drive down the back roads of Robeson County reveals farmers who seem always to be working the fields to provide […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated McDowell, Polk and Union counties as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought. Farmers and ranchers in Anson, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Henderson, Mecklenburg, Mitchell, Rutherford, Stanly and Yancey counties also qualify for natural disaster assistance because their counties are […]
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. “Bee nice to your garden; attracting pollinators is crucial to crops,” Wilmington Star-News: Honey bees and other pollinators are essential […]
In the past week, I’ve met with farmers in both the southwestern and northeastern corners of North Carolina. I like hearing directly from farmers what’s on their mind. I’d like to share with you some of the information I picked up on those visits. Rutherford County, in the southwest, has been hard hit by job […]