Each week we round up the latest N.C. agricultural headlines from news outlets across the state and country, as well as excerpts from the stories. Click on the links to go straight to the full story. “House panel shelves major immigration legislation,” News & Observer: A special House panel on immigration reform dissolved abruptly Thursday [...]

December 7th, 2012 | By: Paul Jones | Tags: Asheville, Asheville Citizen Times, Bayer CropScience, Bees, Charlotte Observer, Durham Herald Sun, family farms, farmers market, fiscal cliff, food prices, foodies, grain sorghum, Greensboro News & Record, Guilford County, holiday gifts, immigration, local food, Mountain Xpress, N.C. ag exports, News & Observer, Southeast Farm Press, soybeans, TVA, United Nations, WNC Communities, WUNC | Category: News, News Roundup | Comments Off

Each week we round up the latest N.C. agricultural headlines from news outlets across the state and country, as well as excerpts from the stories. Click on the links to go straight to the full story. “Latest buzz on bee decline: Maybe it’s pesticides,” WRAL:  A common class of pesticide is causing problems for honeybees [...]

March 30th, 2012 | By: Paul Jones | Tags: 10 percent campaign, ag exports, animal health, Asheville Citizen Times, Barnes Farming, Bees, Biltmore Estate, black farmers, Easter, gluten-free, immigration, Lexington Dispatch, N.C. Forest Service, N.C. strawberries, N.C. sweet potato, N.C. wine, poultry, Soil and Water Commission, Southeast Farm Press, USDA, WRAL | Category: News, News Roundup | Comments Off

The following are the top 10 headlines of 2011, as determined by our Public Affairs staff. Click on the links to go straight to the full story. “S. Korea president signs laws enabling US trade deal,” USA Today (Nov. 29): South Korea’s president on Tuesday signed a slew of laws needed to implement the country’s [...]

December 30th, 2011 | By: Paul Jones | Tags: 2011 Year in Review, ag exports, Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler, agritourism, Bees, blueberry, China, hog waste, Horticultural Crops Research Station, Hurricane Irene, Mocksville, N.C. ports, N.C. State University, Siler City, South Korea, Southeast Farm Press, tornado, Townsends, trade, USA Today, WFMY, WRAL, WUNC, Yadkin County | Category: News, News Roundup | Comments Off

Each week we round up the latest N.C. agricultural headlines from news outlets across the state and country, as well as excerpts from the stories. Click on the links to go straight to the full story. “‘Got to be NC’ says eat and buy local,” WRAL-TV: Rides and food took over the State Fairgrounds Saturday, [...]

May 27th, 2011 | By: Paul Jones | Tags: Bayer CropScience, beef, Bees, DNA, Ed Mitchell, farm bill, food festivals, Got to Be NC Festival, Gov. Bev Perdue, N.C. Senate, N.C. State University, N.C. strawberries, N.C. Strawberry Association, NBC 17, Research Triangle Park, Ronnie Abbott, Social Media, Standards Division, state budget, Sweet Tweet, taxi meters, taxis, The Pit, WRAL | Category: News, News Roundup | Comments Off