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. “Agricultural-focused startups are blossoming in the Triangle,” News & Observer: North Carolina, and the Triangle in particular, has quietly blossomed into a hotbed of startups that are applying cutting-edge technology […]
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. “Wildfire burns more than 21,000 acres; brief showers do little,” Wilmington Star-News: In a land more accustomed to hurricanes, […]
For the sixth year in a row, The Sod Trotters represented the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services at the Komen N.C. Triangle Race for the Cure, held this past Saturday at Meredith College in Raleigh. The event is not only North Carolina’s largest foot race — this year attracting more than 25,000 participants […]
If you’re in the Raleigh area, don’t worry about lunch on Thursday. The State Farmers Market will have free tomato sandwiches from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in celebration of its annual Greenhouse Vegetable Day. But they won’t be just any tomato sandwiches — these will be made with fresh, local greenhouse tomatoes and hydroponic […]