Dr. Ron Heiniger is Professor of Crop Systems at NCSU.
“The better corn in Hyde county will probably be out of harms way. But we have a lot of corn further northeast in Pasquotank, Camden and Currituck counties that’s susceptible to being loss…”
Dr. Heiniger says Earl is a wake up call for farmers.
“Earl signifies a change in our weather here. We’ve gone from a hot dry summer here and now with these storms lining up they’re going to break that pattern and we’re going to end up now in a rainy, stormy period for the next 30 to 45 days is what I’m a fearin’… “
House Committee Hearing on Food Safety Scheduled
In preparation for a September 14th hearing on food safety, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce has requested documents from both USDA and FDA and the DeCoster family, owners of the two egg farms involved in the recent egg recall. The committee wants to see from the DeCosters inspection records, including – all documents relating to any allegation of violation of any health, safety, environmental or animal cruelty laws.
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