Category Archives: Top Agriculture News
Agricultural Picture After Helene Starting to Come Into Focus
News continues to come in post-Helene now, and to give us an update, we turn to Corey Davis from the State Climate Office of North Carolina. Let’s start with the bad news first.“Yeah, that...
Oct 10, 2024
Agricultural Picture After Helene Starting to Come Into Focus
News continues to come in post-Helene now, and to give us an update, we turn to Corey Davis from the State Climate Office of North Carolina. Let’s start with the bad news first.“Yeah, that...
Oct 10, 2024
Neighbor Helping Neighbor in Helene Aftermath
In the midst of the turmoil following Hurricane Helene, farmers and others continue to display resiliency and camaraderie. Sofia Lilly is a fruit grower and winemaker at Overmountain Vineyards in Polk...
Oct 10, 2024
Neighbor Helping Neighbor in Helene Aftermath
In the midst of the turmoil following Hurricane Helene, farmers and others continue to display resiliency and camaraderie. Sofia Lilly is a fruit grower and winemaker at Overmountain Vineyards in Polk...
Oct 10, 2024
Calculating Hurricane Helene’s Damage
Hurricane Helene was the deadliest storm in America since 2017, with over 225 lives lost and many others still missing. Danny Munch, an economist with the American Farm Bureau Federation, says agricul...
Oct 09, 2024
Calculating Hurricane Helene’s Damage
Hurricane Helene was the deadliest storm in America since 2017, with over 225 lives lost and many others still missing. Danny Munch, an economist with the American Farm Bureau Federation, says agricul...
Oct 09, 2024
North Carolina lawmakers pass $273M Helene relief bill with voting changes to more counties
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina legislators completed an initial $273 million relief package Wednesday to help spur recovery from Hurricane Helene, descri...
Oct 09, 2024
North Carolina lawmakers pass $273M Helene relief bill with voting changes to more counties
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina legislators completed an initial $273 million relief package Wednesday to help spur recovery from Hurricane Helene, descri...
Oct 09, 2024
Celebrating Local Foods in Local Schools
October is National Farm to School month, when schools and farmers alike can celebrate the fresh foods grown by local farmers and served to local students. Jenny Lester Moffitt is Under Secretary of A...
Oct 09, 2024
Farmland Preservation Grants Available through NCDA&CS
RALEIGH - The application period for county governments and conservation nonprofit groups to apply for farmland preservation grants from the N.C. Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Tru...
Oct 09, 2024