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. “Union has state’s first local foods agent,” Charlotte Observer: Dustin Adcock has an idea that could dramatically boost the [...]

March 1st, 2013 | By: Paul Jones | Tags: center for environmental farming systems, China, cotton, Dustin Adcock, exports, farmland preservation, Henderson County, immigration reform, local food, N.C. apples, N.C. beer, N.C. Cooperative Extension Service, N.C. Farm Bureau, Oskar Blues, Union County, voluntary agricultural districts | 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. “FDA review of tobacco products grinds to a halt,” Charlotte Observer: Talk about a smoke break. Tobacco companies have [...]

December 14th, 2012 | By: Paul Jones | Tags: ag exports, Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler, Asheville Citizen Times, bo stone, Brevard, Cape Fear River, cattle, Charlotte Observer, chestnut, Durham, Durham Herald Sun, Faces in Farming and Ranching, farm bill, farmers markets, Fayetteville Observer, FDA, Fire on the Rock, ginseng, Got to Be NC Competition Dining Series, Hendersonville Times News, Mountain Times, N.C. beef, N.C. beer, Oskar Blues, ports, Robeson County, rural, Southeast Farm Press, Southern Farm Network, tobacco, Tom Vilsack, Wilmington Harbor, WRAL | 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. “Frugal feast: How to stretch your Thanksgiving dollar,” News & Observer: Thanksgiving dinner is inching closer to 50 bucks [...]

November 16th, 2012 | By: Paul Jones | Tags: 2012 White House Christmas Tree, bankruptcy, Brevard, Chris Stancill, conservation, exports, Grandfather District, Hostess, N.C. beer, N.C. Christmas trees, N.C. State Ports, Nash County, Oskar Blues, Pitt County, Sanderson Farms, sorghum, Southern Farm Network, thanksgiving, wood pellet-handling | Category: News, News Roundup | Comments (1)

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. “Lighting a fire in the Triangle restaurant scene,” The Technician: Restaurant goers living in Raleigh, Durham or Chapel Hill [...]

June 15th, 2012 | By: Paul Jones | Tags: Asheville Citizen Times, Emerald Ash Borer, Eno Valley Elementary School, fire, Fire in the Triangle, Got to Be NC Competition Dining Series, Great Smoky Mountains, Hub farm, Lenoir County, N.C. beer, N.C. Blueberry Festival, N.C. State Fair, Precision Ag Field Day, Rick Sheldahl, Southern Farm Network, Technician, Tidewater Research Station, turkey, U.S. Forest Service, wildfire, WRAL | Category: News, News Roundup | Comments Off

Memorial Day is often considered the kick-off to summer. For many families, this weekend is spent traveling, enjoying family picnics or having a cookout in the backyard. No matter how you spend your weekend, you can easily incorporate local food into the mix. Here are some tips and resources to get you started: 1. Visit [...]

May 25th, 2012 | By: Paul Jones | Tags: agritourism, farmers markets, local food, Memorial Day plans, N.C. beer, N.C. seafood, N.C. wine | Category: Field Notes | Comments (1)