The new federal income tax made several changes affecting the real estate market.  Two of the most important are the limitation of mortgage interest deductibility and the increase in the standard deduction.  What are the expected responses for home ownership …

Economist Mike Walden: Impacts of the New Tax Law on Home Ownership Read More »

We now have job numbers in for all of 2017, although those for December may yet be revised.  But using the measures we now have, how did North Carolina’s improvement in 2017 compare to the nation’s as well as to …

Economist Mike Walden: North Carolina’s Recent Growth Read More »

Over the next ten years U.S. cotton producers will face more competition from other producing countries. Gary Crawford talks with analyst David Stallings… USDA has introduced a new platform for current commodity market prices that anyone can access online. Stephanie …

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Meteorologist Doug Anderson with the National Weather Service in Columbia takes a look at South Carolina’s latest Drought Monitor and the forecast for the next several days.

Corey Davis with the NC Climate Office looks at the latest Drought Monitor for North Carolina and has a look at the forecast for the next few days.

Immigration reform bills failed in the Senate last week, but farm leaders are pressing for House action that they want to include agricultural workers. The American Farm Bureau Federation is urging lawmakers to get behind a bid by House Judiciary …

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Hello everybody out there in farm country. This radio commentary is brought to you by the National Corn Growers Association, CropLife America, and Renewable Fuels Association. They are all friends, supporters, and allies of healthy farm economy and prosperous rural …

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