Category Archives: State/Regional
NC State Fair Highlights Agriculture's Economic Impact and Heritage
Commissioner Troxler previews the 2026 North Carol | RSS.com The rides, the midway and deep-fried food get plenty of attention. But at its heart, the North Carolina State Fair is still about agricultu...
Oct 12, 2026 Photo Credit: Kyle Nachtsheim/SFNToday.com
USDA Announces $1.8 Billion in 2026 Conservation Program Payments
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today it is issuing approximately $1.8 billion in Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) payments to agricultural producers and landowners for their par...
Oct 8, 2026
USDA NASS Modernizes Data Visualization with Launch of AgInsights
The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) today launched AgInsights, a new data dissemination tool that will serve as a key component of NASS's ongoing modernization strategy. Designe...
Sep 16, 2026
Congressman Urges Action to Protect Eastern North Carolina Soybean Growers
Congressman Don Davis (NC-01) sent a letter to President Donald J. Trump urging him to prioritize American soybean producers and secure reliable access to Chinese markets during his upcoming meeting w...
Sep 16, 2026 Photo Credit: Office of Congressman Don Davis
State's ban on open burning lifted for 81 North Carolina counties
RALEIGH - The N.C. Forest Service has lifted a ban on all open burning for 81 counties effective 8 a.m. Sunday, May 3. The statewide ban on open burning went into effect March 28 due to hazardous fore...
May 3, 2026 Photo Credit: N.C. Forest Service
Ongoing drought forces North Carolina farmers to get creative
Local farmer Anthony Penny discusses the ongoing drought forcing North Carolina farmers to get creative As central North Carolina faces record-breaking dry conditions and temperatures in the 90s, abou...
Apr 16, 2026
$26M FEMA Grant Targets Flood-Damaged Properties in NC Counties
WASHINGTON -- Today, FEMA awarded more than $26 million to eliminate flood risks for severely damaged properties in North Carolina. The state will use this funding, administered through FEMA's Hazard ...
Apr 6, 2026
Ratcliff to Give N.C. A&T Cooperative Extension's Small Farms Week 2026 Keynote
EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (March 18, 2026) - When Kimberly Ratcliff traded her successful career in corporate America for jeans, a cowboy hat and life on her family farm in Texas, she saw a large gap betw...
Mar 19, 2026 Kimberly Ratliff, CEO of Ratcliff Premium Meats in East Texas, will be the keynote speaker for Small Farmer Appreciation Night, one of the highlights of Cooperative Extension at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s Small Farms Week 2026. (Photo Credit: NC A&T)
New Grants Aim to Boost Agricultural Processing in North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. (SFN) - North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler says a new round of funding is now available through a state initiative designed to help farmers and businesses expand agric...
Mar 15, 2026 Employee checking of food can flowing along a conveyor belt in an automated production line. (Getty Images)
Pork Producers Looking for a Profitable 2026
Pork producers are continuing to bounce back from one of their toughest years ever in 2023, and are hopeful this year will continue to see profitable returns. Roy Lee Lindsey, CEO of the North Carolin...
Feb 11, 2026