YOUR TRUSTED AGRICULTURE SOURCE IN THE CAROLINAS SINCE 1974

A Mainstay USDA Report Turns 50

A Mainstay USDA Report Turns 50

Mike DavisSep 13, 2023

USDA is celebrating a special birthday for a special and long-running USDA report this week. September 7 1973. USDA outlaw…

GasBuddy: Weekly Fuel Prices Rise Again

GasBuddy: Weekly Fuel Prices Rise Again

Mike DavisSep 12, 2023

After falling for two straight weeks, the nation’s average price of gasoline increased, rising 1.6 cents from a week ago…

Ag Labor Expenses Forecast to Increase in 2023

Ag Labor Expenses Forecast to Increase in 2023

Mike DavisSep 12, 2023

Total cash labor expenses for the U.S. agriculture sector are forecast to be $43.35 billion for 2023, based on new…

NMPF Applauds Natural Disaster Assistance for Dairy Farmers

NMPF Applauds Natural Disaster Assistance for Dairy Farmers

Mike DavisSep 12, 2023

New funding announced on Monday from the Department of Agriculture will help dairy producers affected by natural disasters. The Milk…

Two Couples Inducted in NC Mountain State Fair Livestock Hall of Fame

Two Couples Inducted in NC Mountain State Fair Livestock Hall of Fame

Mike DavisSep 12, 2023

FLETCHER – Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler inducted two couples into the N.C. Mountain State Fair Livestock Hall of Fame during…

EPA Extends Comment Period on Proposed Herbicide Strategy

EPA Extends Comment Period on Proposed Herbicide Strategy

Mike DavisSep 12, 2023

The EPA released a draft strategy on herbicide use designed to better protect endangered species. John Walt Boatright, director of…

Urban Farming Continues to Grow

Urban Farming Continues to Grow

Mike DavisSep 12, 2023

The rise in urban farming continues to create opportunity for many across the nation and specifically in our state, and…

Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Tuesday September 12

Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Tuesday September 12

Mike DavisSep 12, 2023

This is the Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. Grain markets have…

Youth-Led Nonprofit Works to Transform Rural NC Health, Wellness

Youth-Led Nonprofit Works to Transform Rural NC Health, Wellness

Mike DavisSep 12, 2023

Shanteya Hudson Rural areas in North Carolina have long been grappling with limited access to services, from health care to…