This year’s National Farm Safety and Health Week places the emphasis on the importance of ag producers and keeping them safe for the vital job they play in producing food, feed, and fiber. Rod Bain reports in our continuing series…

The Cattle Market Transparency Act introduced this week seeks to restore transparency and accountability in the cattle market. Sen. Deb Fischer (D-NE) introduced the bill, noting the Tyson Foods plant fire in Kansas and supply chain challenges due to COVID-19.…

The decision by House lawmakers to include Commodity Credit Corporation funding in the continuing resolution demonstrates their support for America’s farmers, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation. The stopgap measure provides nearly $8 billion for nutrition assistance programs, replenish…

It’s one of the closest brushes with disaster our state has ever seen. From the State Climate Office, I’m Corey Davis, and this week in North Carolina weather history, we weigh the “what ifs” of Hurricane Helene from 1958. On…

FLETCHER – The final weekend of the WNC Youth Livestock Expo wrapped up at the WNC Ag Center in Fletcher. The youth livestock shows were held in place of the N.C. Mountain State Fair, which was canceled this year due…