2016 has been one of those years where the old adage about March was certainly true; in like a lion, out like a lamb. Corey Davis, Applied Climatologist with the North Carolina State Climate Office says March has been …
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Cotton Incorporated economist Jon Devine reports rainfall across the cotton belt the past week or so has been quite different… “California has received beneficial rainfall in the San Joaquin Valley, as well as additional snowfall in the Sierra Nevada’s, …
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Cattle futures pared losses into the end of the trading day Monday, pressured by concerns about sluggish demand for beef. April live-cattle futures fell 75 to $135, June live-cattle futures rose 15 to $125, and Feeder-cattle futures for March fell …
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Don Nicholson, Regional Agronomist with North Carolina Department of Agriculture says growers in his area took advantage of the dry weather in early March to get some significant field work done: “Tobacco growers, especially have really been out in …
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South Carolina’s Ag Commissioner Hugh Weathers says the 5th Annual Commissioner’s BBQ Cup Cookoff was a huge success, with almost 50 teams entered, not only from South Carolina but also from surrounding states. The cookoff is a great family day …
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Mary: I’m Mary Walden with economist MW, welcoming you to the economic perspective. Today’s program asks if there is a slowdown in business investment. Mike, among the reasons cited by some for the nation’s modest economic growth is a weakness …
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Cattle: At the livestock auction held Friday in Siler City a total of 753 cattle and 104 goats were sold. Slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 lower; while feeder cattle were steady to, at times, sharply lower. Demand, market activity, and …
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North Carolina’s Ag Commissioner, Steve Troxler discusses this Friday’s cotton referendum to renew the assessment on cotton, up to $1 per bale, for another six years. The funds are collected at the gin and are sent to NCDA where they …
Cotton Referendum on Friday Read More »
A federal judge fined a major Lexington County farm operation $1 million on Thursday for unlawfully using between 300 and 350 illegal immigrants as workers, according to filings Thursday in U.S. District Court in Columbia. The $1 million …
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GREENSBORO – Sampson County growers Donnie and Alease Williams were named the 2016 North Carolina Small Farmers of the Year by the Cooperative Extension Program at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University during ceremonies last week on the campus. …
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