WINTERVILLE — Strawberries on 903 is a roadside market named after the highway where it is located, but don’t be fooled, it offers much more than strawberries. And this year the business began offering a new item that has been quite popular — greenhouse tomatoes. To grow this crop, owners Steve McLawhorn and Mike Skinner […]
Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler sits down each week with the Southern Farm Network’s Rhonda Garrison to discuss “Today’s Topic.” It’s strawberry season across North Carolina, and the sweet fruit is showing up at farmers markets, pick-your-own farms and roadside stands across the state. The 2010 crop is looking very good, and the season should continue […]
North Carolina has long been known as the Tobacco State. After all, we lead the nation in the production of flue-cured tobacco, producing nearly 77 percent of all flue-cured tobacco grown in the U.S. But the days when a farmer could make a comfortable living growing just a few acres of tobacco are gone. Changes […]
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 each paper’s full story. “Chef on campaign to plant school gardens,” Durham Herald-Sun: “In my opinion, every elementary school in Durham should […]
Each week we’ll round up the latest N.C. agricultural headlines from newspapers across the state and country, as well as excerpts from the stories. Click on the links to go straight to each paper’s full story. “Find a local source for your Christmas tree this year,” News and Observer: I believe in supporting local any […]