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POWELLS POINT, N.C. (AP) — Republican state Sen. Bobby Hanig has announced his bid for a U.S. House seat in North Carolina. The coastal legislator aims to unseat two-term Democratic Rep. Don Davis. Hanig plans to run for the 1st Congressional District, which is the state’s only swing district and spans 22 counties. Davis has already filed federal candidate paperwork for the 2026 race. Another Republican, Rocky Mount Mayor Sandy Roberson, has filed as well. The official election filing period is in December, with primaries in early March. Republicans currently hold 10 of North Carolina’s 14 U.S. House seats.

Applications are now open for the North Carolina Agriculture Manufacturing and Processing Initiative (NCAMPI), a new $8 million program aimed at strengthening the state’s food and fiber supply chain. Administered by the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, NCAMPI is designed to support the growth, modernization, and resilience of agricultural manufacturing and processing operations […]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday it is investing more than $8 million in five new projects aimed at reducing wildfire risk, protecting water quality, and improving forest health across the country. The funding, part of the Joint Chiefs’ Landscape Restoration Partnership Program, supports collaborative efforts between USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and […]

Many industry experts say the beef-on-dairy sector is booming, as are efforts to make these cows as profitable as possible for producers. Laurence Williams, Dairy-Beef Cross Development Lead at Purina, says this sector has become a great revenue option for many dairy operators. He said when it comes to the best cows for both dairy […]

The Environmental Protection Agency recently closed one public comment period associated with the proposed Renewable Fuel Standard for 2026 and 2027 and has another now underway. Agriculture Deputy Secretary Steven Vaden had this to say at the recent Farm Progress Show in Illinois: “We at USDA are very supportive of the Environmental Protection Agency and […]

Times have certainly changed as safety on the farm has never been so important. Scott Mahloch, Weapons of Mass Destruction Coordinator for the FBI in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, talks about the signs farmers should be aware of when it comes to potential agroterrorism. “It goes back to see something, say something. Situational awareness. When I’m having […]

Rural America has been short on an adequate supply of veterinarians for some time. Because of that, Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins announced new actions to help increase the number of rural food animal veterinarians across the U.S. “Food animal veterinarians currently make up about five percent, only 5 percent of the total veterinarian population, a […]

Just days ahead of the typical U.S. export season for soybeans, China, the world’s top soybean importer, hasn’t bought a single cargo ship’s worth of soybeans. At the Farm Progress Show, Caleb Ragland, president of the American Soybean Association (ASA), said trade is obviously a huge concern for U.S. soybean farmers. “We’re obviously in a […]

Ag labor continues to be a struggle for the U.S. farming community, not only from a pay perspective but also a lack of available workers. Bryan Searle, President of the Idaho Farm Bureau Federation, says one of the biggest issues that needs to be addressed is the lack of year-round guest workers. Currently, the H-2A […]

It’s been about a week since Hurricane Erin came and went on the Carolina coast. I’ve got state assistant climatologist Corey Davis here. Corey, what has been some of the damage that Hurricane Erin gave to the Carolinas? “Well, you know, Kyle, we talked last week that Erin, for the most part, was just going […]