Fans of “Flavor, NC” will be happy to know that Lisa Prince and the whole “Flavor, NC” crew are busy filming 10 new episodes for season 2 on UNC-TV. Viewers have only a few more months to wait; the new season is expected to air at the end of September. Season 2 will feature seafood, pasture-raised […]
A film crew from “Growing a Greener World,” a show about eco-friendly living, was on location this morning at our Agronomonic Lab to record footage of the soil testing process for an upcoming episode. During the shoot, Dr. David Hardy, soil testing section chief, walked host Joe Lamp’l and his crew through the process from […]
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. “Ground beef recalled over E. coli,” News & Observer: Tyson Fresh Meats is recalling about 131,300 pounds of ground […]
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. “N.C. damage estimates from Irene more than $190 million,” Fayetteville Observer: Damage estimates for North Carolina inched up Thursday […]
Back in June, we talked with Lisa Prince about a new local food series she was working on for UNC-TV called “Flavor, NC.” The idea behind this show is to highlight some of North Carolina’s homegrown specialties, the people producing and cooking with these farm fresh favorites, and the beautiful farming backdrops that our state is known for. […]
If Flavor, NC, was a real town in the state, I’d be thrilled to live there. The scenery is beautiful and green, the food is fresh picked, homecooked meals are being prepared in the kitchen, and the people are just so doggone nice! It seems like a place where everyone could feel right at home. Thanks to the […]
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. “Judge’s ruling favors Sanderson Farms proposal,” WITN-TV: It appears a poultry processing company will be allowed to move forward […]
UNC-TV will air the second episode of a two-part series about the diversification of farming in North Carolina on Friday, Sept. 3, at 9:30 p.m. “North Carolina Farm Fresh: Fall Harvest” will focus on late-season crops — such as pumpkins, apples and Christmas trees — plus corn mazes and other agritourism activities. (Check out the […]
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 […]
The value of North Carolina’s agricultural exports topped $3 billion for the first time last year. Peter Thornton, NCDA&CS assistant director for international marketing, recently sat down for an interview with UNC-TV’s “North Carolina Now” to discuss the reasons behind the increased exports. You can watch the video by clicking on this link: http://flash.unctv.org/ncnow/ncn_pthorton_101509.html.