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. “Look, in the old Reid’s, it’s . . . well, what is it?,” Charlotte Observer: It’s not a public [...]

November 4th, 2011 | By: Paul Jones | Tags: Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler, agritourism, apples, Aseptia Inc., check-off, corn maze, E. coli, farm workers, FEMA, Hurricane Irene, N.C. State Fair, N.C. State University, Pitt County, propane survey, Reid's store, Richmond County Daily Journal, Scotland County, Southern Farm Network, Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year, The Laurinburg Exchange, Tommy Porter, Washington State, WNCT, WRAL, Wright Foods | Category: News, News Roundup | Comments Off