Category Archives: Top Agriculture News
Moonflowers offer nighttime beauty in North Carolina gardens
By MIKE RALEY WPTF Weekend Gardener I must say from the outset that Melissa and I have never gotten around to planting a night-blooming anything. I have had to do some research on this little number. ...
Aug 19, 2025
Bringing Some Food Safety Back to School
School will be in session soon across the country, if it is not already in some places. Along with the school supplies and clothes, food safety should also be a consideration for parents as they pack ...
Aug 17, 2025
Celebrating National Harvest Safety Week
The National Grain and Feed Association is celebrating its sixth Harvest Safety Week on August 18 through the 22nd. Jess McClure, senior vice president, safety and regulatory for the National Grain an...
Aug 17, 2025
‘Naked lady’ spider lilies bring surprise blooms
By MIKE RALEY WPTF Weekend GardenerEvery regular co-host on the WPTF Weekend Gardener has discussed with delight, at one time or another, the attributes of the "naked lady" spider lily or Lycoris radi...
Aug 17, 2025
'Naked lady' spider lilies bring surprise blooms
By MIKE RALEY WPTF Weekend Gardener Every regular co-host on the WPTF Weekend Gardener has discussed with delight, at one time or another, the attributes of the "naked lady" spider lily or Lycoris rad...
Aug 17, 2025
Category 4 Hurricane Erin buffets northern Caribbean islands but not forecast to hit land
By DNICA COTO and RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Hurricane Erin exploded in strength and became a major storm in Atlantic waters just north of the Caribbean on Saturday, rapi...
Aug 17, 2025
USDA Announces Sweeping Plans to Protect the United States from New World Screwworm
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced Friday a sweeping new initiative to combat the New World screwworm, a deadly livestock pest threatening American agriculture, during a press conf...
Aug 15, 2025
Duke Energy seeks to merge Carolina utilities, projecting more than $1B in customer savings
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Duke Energy Corp. says its move to combine electric utility subsidiaries in North and South Carolina into one entity could save customers more than $1 billion over a decade. The...
Aug 15, 2025
Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Friday August 15
This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at brooks@palmettograin.com or 843-540-4540.USDA's report on Tuesday gave us one of the biggest surprises of the year. N...
Aug 14, 2025
Storm Clouds Parting: Carolinas Could See End to August’s Daily Downpours
Well, if there's one thing that's really been in the forecast, it really has been on everyone's mind lately, is rain - and a lot of it. We have North Carolina State Assistant State Climatologist Corey...
Aug 14, 2025