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. “Ag Forum Scheduled During Southern Farm Show,” Southern Farm Network: NC Ag Commissioner Steve Troxler invites everyone to attend […]
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. “In a time of austerity, budget spares no one,” News & Observer: Gov. Bev Perdue presented a $19.9 billion […]
Testing your soil is one of the best things you can do for your plants and vegetables. A soil test provides lots of information — what kind of nutrients you need to add to your soil, how much you need to add and how you can improve the production of your plants in a cost-effective and […]
Starting Nov. 1, the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will no longer routinely mail out paper copies of agronomic reports. This policy will apply to reports for soil tests and nematode assays, as well as plant tissue, waste, solution and soilless media analyses. All these reports are readily available through the NCDA&CS Agronomic […]
The world celebrates Earth Day today, and in the spirit of respecting and protecting our natural resources, it’s a good time to offer up some tips we can all use to lessen our impact on the Earth. Our Agronomic Division processes soil and other tests to help farmers and backyard gardeners alike determine what is […]