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When winter rolls around, bears hibernate, birds fly south, but what about the bees? Like every other creature on Earth, bees have their own unique ways of coping with the cold during the winter season. Tim Wilbanks is owner of Heritage Honeybee. He explains more about how beekeepers are working hard to take care of […]

We hear a lot about mycotoxins in grain during the fall, but how does it affect the pigs we feed? Dr. Chris Hostetler, director of animal science at the National Pork Board, says mycotoxins are a classification of mold growing on feedstuffs. “This time of year is harvest, so the new crop is coming in, […]

EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (Nov. 14, 2023) – North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University leaders, elected officials, faculty, staff and project team members picked up shovels and officially broke ground on the Urban and Community Food Complex, the latest expansion of the 492-acre University Farm. N.C. A&T Chancellor Harold L. Martin Sr., N.C. Sen. Gladys […]

Today we’re talking about some new duties that will be take over by the SC Department of Agriculture. I’ve been telling people we’re “The Food Agency,” and this is part of it. Starting July 1, 2024, the South Carolina Department of Agriculture will take on some important regulatory duties that are currently handled by the […]

Two recent burn bans implemented in Western NC that cover nearly a third of the state serves as strongest reminder that we are in dry conditions statewide. Extreme care should be used with any fires.

This is the Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. In Friday’s trade the market finished pricing in the USDA report then it was off to the races on Monday. Soybean meal led the way pulling soybeans up 35 cents and dragging corn and wheat higher as well. […]

The impact of the October Cattle on Feed report remains a big topic of discussion for the livestock industry. Cattle on feed totaled 11.6 million head on October first, one percent above 2022. Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist Dr. Derrell Peel shares more and explains what to look for in the next report. […]

We know there are essential elements for plant growth. Sulfur is one of them, but there are two forms of sulfur. Taylor Purucker, crop nutrition lead for the Mosaic Company, talks about the two types of sulfur. “There are 17 specific nutrients that plants cannot live without. Sulfur is one of those. What an essential […]

The American Farmland Trust is sounding the alarm on farmland that’s being lost forever to runaway development and climate change across the US. AFT says both North and South Carolina are top risks nationally for lost acreage between now and 2040 unless something’s done. Coming up Tuesday night November 14 in Columbia, South Carolina, the […]

Dry and getting drier across the Carolinas, that is the story and it’s probably not a surprise to you because you haven’t seen any rainfall either. I’m Mike Davis with Corey Davis here from the State Climate Office of North Carolina. What are you seeing right now, Corey? Well, Mike, I feel like I’m the […]