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. “Michelle Obama receives White House Christmas tree,” Los Angeles Times: The official White House Christmas tree arrived Friday morning [...]

November 30th, 2012 | By: Paul Jones | Tags: 2012 White House Christmas Tree, bumper crop, Charlotte Observer, drought, Farm-City, farmers market, Fayetteville Observer, GAP, Google, hog waste, Los Angeles Times, Louis Moore Bacon, n.c. agricultural development and farmland preservation trust fund, N.C. Christmas trees, News & Observer, Orton Plantation, Randolph Guide, Southern Farm Network, soybeans, tobacco, Wilmington Star-News | 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. “2012 State Fair ends on a high note,” WRAL: State Fair organizers pronounced this year’s event a success, confirming [...]

October 26th, 2012 | By: Paul Jones | Tags: Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler, Bladen Journal, Cornelia Harrison McCrimmon, Farm Bureau Magazine, firetower, grocery stores, Moore County, n.c. agricultural development and farmland preservation trust fund, N.C. Forest Service, N.C. State Fair, name brands, Outer Banks Seafood Festival, Outer Banks Voice, pest control, PETCO, Southern Pines Pilot, Spay neuter, store brands, U.S. Forest Service, Veterans Day, watch tower, WRAL | Category: Field Notes, 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. “Cargill recalling 36M pounds of ground turkey,” Charlotte Observer: Meat giant Cargill is recalling 36 million pounds of ground [...]

August 5th, 2011 | By: Paul Jones | Tags: ag exports, Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler, Asheville Citizen Times, Best Dish in NC, Cargill, cattle, drought, Duplin Herald-Sun, Fort Bragg, Henderson County, hydrilla, invasive species, Juniper Road Fire, Kerr Lake, Mexico, Mocksville, n.c. agricultural development and farmland preservation trust fund, N.C. apples, N.C. Forest Service, N.C. State University, norovirus, Oklahoma, Peacehaven Community Farm, peaches, Pender County fire, salmonella, Siler City, Texas, Townsends, turkey recall, U.S. Army, wildfire, WRAL, WWAY | 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. “Bee nice to your garden; attracting pollinators is crucial to crops,” Wilmington Star-News: Honey bees and other pollinators are essential [...]

July 23rd, 2010 | By: Paul Jones | Tags: agriculture, associated press, bee, biofuel, broadband, conservation trust for north carolina, farmland, grant, Henderson, internet, lynn sprague, military growth task force, n.c. agricultural development and farmland preservation trust fund, pittsboro, Polk County, pollination, rural, WRAL, z. smith reynold foundation | Category: Field Notes, 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. “N.C. swine farms not making energy from waste,” WRAL-TV: A North Carolina program to turn pig waste into power has [...]

July 16th, 2010 | By: Paul Jones | Tags: Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler, alamance county, Caterpillar, Charlotte, Children's Home, crop insurance, exports, farm, forsyth county, hogs, n.c. agricultural development and farmland preservation trust fund, N.C. watermelons, State Farmers Markets, swine farms, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, USDA, watermelon, Watermelon Day, 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 each paper’s full story. “Spring Herb Festival,” Hendersonville Times-News: The 21st annual Spring Herb Festival — the biggest herb event in the [...]

April 30th, 2010 | By: Paul Jones | Tags: Asheville Citizen Times, breeze farm, cold snap, grassroots, green, jackson county, Joe Thompson, n.c. agricultural development and farmland preservation trust fund, Orange County, prawns, schley, termite-sniffing dogs, termites, wrightsville beach, wrightsville beach farmers market 5k | 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 each paper’s full story. “Orange Co. awarded grant to protect farmland,” News & Observer: Orange County has been awarded a $150,000 grant [...]

April 23rd, 2010 | By: Paul Jones | Tags: 4-H, farm exports, food safety, groundbreaking, livestock, Lumberton Robesonian, n.c. agricultural development and farmland preservation trust fund, Orange County, Robeson County, Southeast Farm Press, Southeastern N.C. Farmers Market, Southeastern NC Agricultural Center, strawberry | Category: News, News Roundup | Comments Off