Category Archives: Top Agriculture News
NC Commissioner Troxler: Time to Test Float Bed Water
Tobacco farmers are busy preparing for the 2025 season and as they begin readying transplants for production, it is also a good time to test the float bed water. Our Agronomic Services Division ...
Feb 24, 2025
Rural Connectivity Progressing in NC
Better connecting rural regions. Patrick Woodie is President and CEO of the North Carolina Rural Center. He says progress is being made, but still more needs to be done.“Making sure every home, ...
Feb 23, 2025
Rural Connectivity Progressing in NC
Better connecting rural regions. Patrick Woodie is President and CEO of the North Carolina Rural Center. He says progress is being made, but still more needs to be done.“Making sure every home, ...
Feb 23, 2025
AFBF Editorial on Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins
"America's farmers and ranchers are no strangers to uncertainty, but the challenges they face today call for immediate attention and decisive leadership."With the confirmation of Brooke Rollins as Sec...
Feb 23, 2025
AFBF Editorial on Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins
"America's farmers and ranchers are no strangers to uncertainty, but the challenges they face today call for immediate attention and decisive leadership."With the confirmation of Brooke Rollins as Sec...
Feb 23, 2025
Secretary Rollins Releases the First Tranche of Funding Under Review
Washington, D.C., Feb. 20, 2025-Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced that USDA will release the first tranche of funding that was paused due to the review of funding in the In...
Feb 21, 2025
Secretary Rollins Releases the First Tranche of Funding Under Review
Washington, D.C., Feb. 20, 2025-Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced that USDA will release the first tranche of funding that was paused due to the review of funding in the In...
Feb 21, 2025
Snowfall ‘Overperformed’ in Areas of NC
Snow across much of the Carolinas here in the last couple of days. Corey Davis, Assistant State Climatologist for North Carolina, did this storm perform as you thought it was going to going into it?&#...
Feb 20, 2025
Snowfall ‘Overperformed’ in Areas of NC
Snow across much of the Carolinas here in the last couple of days. Corey Davis, Assistant State Climatologist for North Carolina, did this storm perform as you thought it was going to going into it?&#...
Feb 20, 2025
Longshoremans’ Vote Expected Next Week
Encouraging news on the shipping front for agriculture, as the feuding parties in the longshoremans' dispute along the Gulf and East coasts are moving forward to ratify a new contract. Mike Steenhoek,...
Feb 20, 2025