Category Archives: Top Agriculture News
U.S. Escapes a Hurricane Landfall for First Time in a Decade
With just two weeks left in the 2025 hurricane season, it appears the East Coast, and especially the Southeast, escaped the impact of a landfalling hurricane for the first time in a decade. Alex DaSil...
Nov 16, 2025
This NC plant eats bugs for breakfast - and looks beautiful doing it
By MIKE RALEY WPTF Weekend GardenerMost of us have seen or have some knowledge of the most iconic plant in the world: It's the "Venus Flytrap", which is native to a small area of southeastern North Ca...
Nov 16, 2025
This NC plant eats bugs for breakfast - and looks beautiful doing it
By MIKE RALEY WPTF Weekend Gardener Most of us have seen or have some knowledge of the most iconic plant in the world: It's the "Venus Flytrap", which is native to a small area of southeastern North C...
Nov 16, 2025
Trump scraps tariffs on beef, coffee and tropical fruit in a push to lower grocery store prices
By WILL WEISSERT Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump announced Friday that he was scrapping U.S. tariffs on beef, coffee, tropical fruits and a broad swath of ...
Nov 14, 2025
N.C. A&T Receives Transformative $63M Investment from Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott
GREENSBORO, N.C. - North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University today announced a record $63 million investment from philanthropist and author MacKenzie Scott, the largest single gift ev...
Nov 14, 2025
Help Feeding America Serve the Hungry During the Holiday Season
You may be surprised at how much food insecurity there is in the U.S., even in rural America. Ami McReynolds of Feeding America said the group was serving millions of food-insecure people prior to the...
Nov 14, 2025
Tariffs Useful, If Done the Right Way
With all the challenges impacting agriculture, tariffs imposed by President Trump are getting a lot of criticism, even in agriculture.Kam Quarles, CEO at the National Potato Council, says tariffs crea...
Nov 13, 2025
Early Snow and Freezing Temps Surprise Carolinas Ahead of Thanksgiving
Well, as we get closer to Thanksgiving, some people were shocked Monday night to see snow in multiple areas of the Carolinas. We've got state Assistant Climatologist Corey Davis here. Corey, we saw sn...
Nov 13, 2025
Cantinas Campaign Promotes U.S. Pork and Beef Variety Meats in Mexico
Variety meat exports provide critical returns for U.S. pork and beef producers, and Mexico is a leading destination for these products. The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) is promoting pork and be...
Nov 12, 2025
South Carolina Farmer wins the AFBF Veteran Farmer Award of Excellence
Retired Army Command Sergeant Major Matthew Rutter of South Carolina is the second winner of the AFBF Veteran Farmer Award of Excellence. The award, presented with the support of Farm Credit, goes to ...
Nov 12, 2025