YOUR TRUSTED AGRICULTURE SOURCE IN THE CAROLINAS SINCE 1974

NC Commissioner Troxler: Larry Wooten Awards Recognize FFA

NC Commissioner Troxler: Larry Wooten Awards Recognize FFA

Mike DavisDec 10, 2024

The N.C. FFA Association was recently recognized with the Larry Wooten Rural Leadership Award for its longtime commitment to young…

Hearing Focuses on Improper Dairy Product Labeling

Hearing Focuses on Improper Dairy Product Labeling

Mike DavisDec 9, 2024

The Food and Drug Administration performs the critical task of providing consumers with clear nutritional information by enforcing labeling standards.…

Trump names former Sen. David Perdue of Georgia to be ambassador to China

Trump names former Sen. David Perdue of Georgia to be ambassador to China

By COLLEEN LONG and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has selected former Sen. David Perdue of Georgia…

Snowfall Breaks ‘Snow Drought’ While Drought Expands Elsewhere

Snowfall Breaks ‘Snow Drought’ While Drought Expands Elsewhere

Mike DavisDec 6, 2024

Climatologist Corey Davis, what do you know? We finally, we broke a snow drought in some spots, didn’t we? “That’s…

Who Fills Agriculture Jobs After Mass Deportations?

Who Fills Agriculture Jobs After Mass Deportations?

Mike DavisDec 6, 2024

With a new administration promising the mass deportation of undocumented immigrants, many are anxious about what that could mean for…

Federal Court Strikes Down Corporate Transparency Act

Federal Court Strikes Down Corporate Transparency Act

A Texas federal court halted the implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act’s beneficial ownership reporting requirements that included America’s farmers,…

Study: Grazing Doesn’t Hurt Carbon in Soils

Study: Grazing Doesn’t Hurt Carbon in Soils

Mike DavisDec 5, 2024

A new collaborative study from Envu and the United States Geological Survey shows the impact of annual grass invasion on…

December Farm Income Forecast Shows Lower 2024 Numbers

December Farm Income Forecast Shows Lower 2024 Numbers

Mike DavisDec 5, 2024

Revised estimates in the 2024 Farm Income Forecast still show agriculture taking a big financial hit this year. Danny Munch,…

Farm Income Still Projected to Decline for FY ’24

Farm Income Still Projected to Decline for FY ’24

Mike DavisDec 4, 2024

The USDA released new farm income forecast numbers, and while they’re not drastically different from previous reports this year, they…