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Visit NC Farms and local content creator Megan Nichols, founder of NC Eat & Play, announced a new partnership Monday aimed at boosting agritourism across North Carolina through a year-long digital campaign. The collaboration will feature seasonal farm experiences through social media, newsletters and blog content. According to the press release, the campaign is designed […]

More than 180 current and former FEMA employees have published a letter warning of potential disaster due to cuts in the agency. The letter coincides with the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, highlighting concerns about management and capacity at FEMA. It warns that current practices echo conditions the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act aimed to prevent. The letter criticizes policies like expenditure approval and reassignment of staff to ICE. It calls for FEMA to be an independent cabinet-level agency. Thirty-five signatories included their names, while 141 remained anonymous due to fear of suppression.

Pork is often called a “friend to all foods” thanks to its versatility and being a carrier food. As one of the most widely-consumed proteins globally, it’s a natural fit for various meals. Emily Krause, director of nutrition, health, and wellness initiatives at the National Pork Board, says pork is well-received within the industry’s health […]

The question is how much higher can cattle prices go before the herd expansion gets rolling? Lee Schulz, the chief economist for livestock with Ever.ag, says cattle prices aren’t done climbing. “I think it’s twofold. One is, how much higher can we push these prices? When you look at fed cattle prices here in the […]

As the agriculture sector works through 2025, producers across the country are closely watching the shifting dynamics of the ag economy. With inflationary pressures, lower commodity prices, and a tightening cost-price squeeze, many are asking, “What’s the financial outlook for farming as we continue through 2025?” Joe Springer, Managing Director of Ag Lending and Insurance […]

My mother-in-law, Jean Reeves, was smart, hard-working, industrious, caring and pretty. She loved gardening, and taught her equally pretty daughters about vegetables and flowers and how they co-exist in nature. When I fell in love with Melissa, I also fell in love with her parents’ extraordinary and expansive dairy farm. The vegetable garden was always spacious, pristine and yummy. Jean’s talent for growing flowers was equally as impressive. Her sizable zinnia garden was memorable for the vivid colors. I think a low flying plane would have flown around to get another look.

Federal inspectors will assume direct oversight of a Boar’s Head deli meat plant when it reopens after an deadly listeria outbreak. The plant in Jarratt, Virginia, is set to reopen in the coming months. It will face at least 90 days of heightened monitoring and testing. That work will be overseen by federal Food Safety and Inspection Service officials, rather than state inspectors who operated previously on behalf of the agency. The change underscores the severity of problems at the troubled plant. Boar’s Head officials say they are cooperating with state and federal agencies.

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will commemorate the 135th anniversary of the Second Morrill Act with a series of milestone events throughout the 2025-26 academic year, highlighting its legacy as a land-grant institution and celebrating the contributions of small-scale farmers, student researchers and agricultural innovation. The College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (CAES) […]

What a weeklong weather story Hurricane Erin has been. We’ve got state assistant climatologist Corey Davis here. Corey, what have been the impacts along the coastline from Erin as it’s starting to move away from the North Carolina and South Carolina coast? “Well, you said it, Kyle. We’re watching Hurricane Erin pull off to the […]

Late summer and early fall are a great time to enjoy the harvest from various seasonal fruit trees, vines, and even bogs. So, what does potential protection for some of these crops look like this year, according to the USDA outlook? Anthony Prillaman of the National Agricultural Statistics Service starts with apples. “Production is estimated […]