The Tobacco Farm Life Museum honored David Smith, Chief Deputy Commissioner of the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, with the Excellence in Agriculture Award at the 21st Annual Breakfast with the Commissioner held at the N.C. State Fairgrounds during the Southern Farm Show. “Over the years I have had the honor of presenting … Read more
Statesville native Dr. Bob Patterson was honored earlier this month with the Excellence in Agriculture Award from the Tobacco Farm Life Museum. This award is given annually at the Breakfast with the Commissioner event held during the Southern Farm Show. Patterson’s educational journey began as a freshman in soil science at N.C. State University in … Read more
For those who spend two days in June traveling the more than 100 miles of the 301 Endless Yard Sale from Weldon, to Rocky Mount, to Wilson, to Selma, and Dunn, the Tobacco Farm Life Museum in Kenly may have the treasure you have been searching for. “A couple of thousand people come for each … Read more
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. “Wheat growers respond to Trump’s tariffs,” Southeast Farm Press: U.S. Wheat Associates and the National Association of Wheat Growers concerned about risks of retaliation. If the United States is taken … Read more
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. “Best wheat crop ever or the one you wish never happened,” Southeast Farm Press: Thanks to a La Nina weather pattern, Ron Heiniger believes North Carolina could well harvest its … Read more
