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“These checks are in the mail and hopefully on their way to providing health and assistance.” Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, he’s talking about over $2 billion worth of checks that are going out to over 43,000 farmers. These are producers who, prior to January of 2021, were discriminated against in dealings with the US Department […]

The Congressional Budget Office released an official cost estimate of the House Ag Committee’s farm bill and said it’s $33 billion over budget and fails to pay for a large increase in crop subsidies. The House bill will increase commodity supports by $45 billion over ten years, cut SNAP funding by $29 billion, and greatly […]

A large majority of the activist groups trying to control agriculture, land and water use, and eliminate human-animal interaction have never set foot on a farm. That’s where Protect the Harvest comes in. The organization was established in 2011 when the Humane Society of the United States tried to pass Proposition B, called the “Puppy […]

Hurricane Debby is heading for SC. What’s the report on the ground, Commissioner? Yes, farmers are keeping an eye on weather reports as Debby approaches. By the time this episode airs, it should be affecting our state. What makes this storm unusual is the large amount of rain it’s forecast to bring, particularly to the […]

The NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) has issued a warning against buying and consuming Diamond Shruumz-brand chocolate bars, cones and gummies after the products have been associated with 78 people in 28 states becoming ill, with 65 of those seeking medical care and 40 being hospitalized. FDA has recalled all brands of […]

by Jane Winik Sartwell, Carolina Public PressAugust 2, 2024 North Carolina agriculture is bouncing back thanks to recent rain after a drought devastated crops earlier this summer, though one county — Yadkin County, in the northwest Piedmont — remains in a severe drought.  Drought conditions lifted just as suddenly as they started, with many counties, […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – William Dalton Edwards, 25, of Mount Airy, N.C., pleaded guilty Friday to a conspiracy charge for his role in a $1 million scheme involving the theft of livestock, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Miles B. Davis, Special Agent in Charge, Office of the Inspector […]

South Carolina officials have issued a temporary waiver of certain requirements for farm and companion animals being evacuated from Florida due to Tropical Storm Debby. The action was requested by animal health officials in Florida and comes after the National Hurricane Center put the Big Bend and parts of North Florida under a Hurricane Watch Saturday morning. […]

A new sweetpotato variety is being developed and tested by LSU Ag Center. It holds promise as a compliment to the popular Covington grown in the Carolinas. Dr. Don La Bonte is a sweetpotato breeder and the lead scientist for the Avoyelles variety. “Sweetpotatoes, they will not self pollinate. They have to cross with a […]

US. hog producers pump billions of dollars into the American economy, according to a new economic contribution report released by the National Pork Producers Council. NPPC economist Holly Cook says they looked at 2023 levels of hog production, modeling the ripple effect into this year. “This is a report that captures the pork industry’s total […]