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. “London Produce Show Spotlight Series: NC Department Of Agriculture,” Perishable News: As the London Produce Show prepares its second edition […]
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News Roundup: Feb. 14-20
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. “North Carolina must develop ports to expand ag trade,” Southeast Farm Press: North Carolina currently ranks No. 11 of […]
News Roundup: Aug. 9-15
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. “Grafting operation called ‘a day to remember’ in farm economy,” Hendersonville Lightning: A global partnership’s decision to locate a […]
News Roundup: March 8-14
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. “NC Ag Commissioner: No emergency declaration needed for hog virus,” The News & Observer: Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler says […]
News Roundup: Dec. 14-20
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. “Taming the dangerous – yet beautiful and profitable – castor bean plant,” The News & Observer: Novo Synthetix, a […]
Golden LEAF grant helping plans for cold storage facility at Wilmington move forward
The board of the Golden LEAF Foundation on Thursday approved an $800,000 grant to the Southeastern Partnership to help fund the purchase of equipment for a planned cold storage facility at the Port of Wilmington. A partnership between the State Ports Authority and USAInvestCo will create a state-of-the-art facility for near-vessel cold storage of agricultural […]
Council of State approves lease for cold storage facility at Port of Wilmington
North Carolina farmers and agribusinesses are one step closer to having a cold storage facility at the Port of Wilmington. The Council of State approved a lease Feb. 5 that gives the go-ahead to a public-private partnership seeking to build the facility. The partnership between the State Ports Authority and USA Investco is expected to […]
News Roundup: Dec. 29-Jan. 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. Click on the links to go straight to the full story. “Local chefs open shops that elevate humble items,” News & Observer: The glazed doughnut with chocolate icing has that […]