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NC Commissioner Troxler: Diamond Shruumz Recall

NC Commissioner Troxler: Diamond Shruumz Recall

Mike DavisAug 6, 2024

The NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) has issued a warning against buying and consuming Diamond Shruumz-brand chocolate…

Weathering the Whims of a Dry and Wet Summer on NC Farms

Weathering the Whims of a Dry and Wet Summer on NC Farms

by Jane Winik Sartwell, Carolina Public PressAugust 2, 2024 North Carolina agriculture is bouncing back thanks to recent rain after…

NC Man Pleads Guilty to $1 Million Cattle Theft Scheme

NC Man Pleads Guilty to $1 Million Cattle Theft Scheme

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – William Dalton Edwards, 25, of Mount Airy, N.C., pleaded guilty Friday to a conspiracy charge for his…

South Carolina Suspends Some Animal Interstate Transport Requirements Ahead of TS Debby

South Carolina Suspends Some Animal Interstate Transport Requirements Ahead of TS Debby

Clemson NewsAug 5, 2024

South Carolina officials have issued a temporary waiver of certain requirements for farm and companion animals being evacuated from Florida…

Avoyelles Could Supplement Sweetpotato Yield

Avoyelles Could Supplement Sweetpotato Yield

Mike DavisAug 5, 2024

A new sweetpotato variety is being developed and tested by LSU Ag Center. It holds promise as a compliment to…

Report: Hog Producers Generate Billions for U.S. GDP

Report: Hog Producers Generate Billions for U.S. GDP

David GeigerAug 5, 2024

US. hog producers pump billions of dollars into the American economy, according to a new economic contribution report released by…

CDC Increasing Efforts to Combat Bird Flu

CDC Increasing Efforts to Combat Bird Flu

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans to spend up to $10 million to curb farmworker bird flu infections,…

Study Finds No Trichinella in US Pork

Study Finds No Trichinella in US Pork

At the urging of the National Pork Producers Council, a newly published USDA study found zero Trichinella positives in more…

Carolinas Pulling Out of Drought Conditions

Carolinas Pulling Out of Drought Conditions

Mike DavisAug 2, 2024

Wet, then dry, then wet. There’s the last three months for you. We don’t even need to talk to Corey…