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Bottlebrush blooms, fall color make Clethra a versatile shrub

Bottlebrush blooms, fall color make Clethra a versatile shrub

WPTF StaffSep 7, 2025

By MIKE RALEY WPTF Weekend Gardener I have many different species of plants in my landscape. However, I do not…

USDA Announces $221.2 Million Grant Agreement to Cover Agricultural Losses in North Carolina

USDA Announces $221.2 Million Grant Agreement to Cover Agricultural Losses in North Carolina

Kyle NachtsheimSep 5, 2025

U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Vaden announced on Friday the approval of a $221.2 million disaster assistance grants for…

Dry Spell Deepens Across Carolinas After Wet July, But Relief May Be Coming

Dry Spell Deepens Across Carolinas After Wet July, But Relief May Be Coming

Kyle NachtsheimSep 5, 2025

After a wet July, it’s kind of been a real dry August. Really haven’t seen much in the way of…

Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Friday, September 5th

Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Friday, September 5th

Brooks SchafferSep 5, 2025

This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. Corn continues…

A Democrat governor, a Republican legislature: How Josh Stein is navigating North Carolina politics

A Democrat governor, a Republican legislature: How Josh Stein is navigating North Carolina politics

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press FLETCHER, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein has taken an unusual approach with Republican…

Christmas Tree Farming a Year-Round Occupation

Christmas Tree Farming a Year-Round Occupation

Rod BainSep 4, 2025

Too early for Christmas? That’s not the case for Christmas tree growers. Although real Christmas trees adorn our homes, offices…

NWS Detection and Prevention Efforts Reaffirmed

Rod BainSep 4, 2025

The recent case of a traveler-associated human case of New World screwworm reaffirmed USDA and federal surveillance and trapping measures…

Republican North Carolina state Sen. Bobby Hanig announces bid to unseat Democrat Don Davis in 2026

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…

North Carolina Opens Applications for $8M Agriculture Manufacturing Initiative

North Carolina Opens Applications for $8M Agriculture Manufacturing Initiative

Mike DavisSep 3, 2025

Applications are now open for the North Carolina Agriculture Manufacturing and Processing Initiative (NCAMPI), a new $8 million program aimed…