Category Archives: Top Agriculture News
Bottlebrush blooms, fall color make Clethra a versatile shrub
By MIKE RALEY WPTF Weekend GardenerI have many different species of plants in my landscape. However, I do not own a "Clethra alnifolia" or "sweet pepper bush" or "summersweet". I bet if I were to ask ...
Sep 07, 2025
Bottlebrush blooms, fall color make Clethra a versatile shrub
By MIKE RALEY WPTF Weekend Gardener I have many different species of plants in my landscape. However, I do not own a "Clethra alnifolia" or "sweet pepper bush" or "summersweet". I bet if I were to ask...
Sep 07, 2025
Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Friday, September 5th
This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at brooks@palmettograin.com or 843-540-4540.Corn continues to find strength and work its way slowly higher. Most traders...
Sep 04, 2025
Dry Spell Deepens Across Carolinas After Wet July, But Relief May Be Coming
After a wet July, it’s kind of been a real dry August. Really haven’t seen much in the way of precipitation. I've got state assistant climatologist Corey Davis here. Corey, what’s go...
Sep 04, 2025
NWS Detection and Prevention Efforts Reaffirmed
The recent case of a traveler-associated human case of New World screwworm reaffirmed USDA and federal surveillance and trapping measures to keep this threat to U.S. livestock out of our country."Beli...
Sep 03, 2025
Christmas Tree Farming a Year-Round Occupation
Too early for Christmas? That’s not the case for Christmas tree growers. Although real Christmas trees adorn our homes, offices and other locales during the brief holiday season, what Christmas ...
Sep 03, 2025
Republican North Carolina state Sen. Bobby Hanig announces bid to unseat Democrat Don Davis in 2026
POWELLS POINT, N.C. (AP) - A coastal North Carolina legislator announced his bid on Wednesday for a U.S. House seat next year, looking to unseat Democratic incumbent Don Davis in what is now the state...
Sep 03, 2025
North Carolina Opens Applications for $8M Agriculture Manufacturing Initiative
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.A...
Sep 03, 2025
USDA Announces Forest Health Resilience Projects to Improve Timber Production
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 ...
Sep 03, 2025
Further R&D into Blueberry Mechanical Harvesters
Blueberry harvest is now underway in several producing states. Mechanical harvesting of blueberries-and other types of specialty crops-is not new, as Oregon State University Extension's Yei Wang expla...
Sep 02, 2025