RALEIGH – Spring is a busy time on the farm with growers preparing equipment, working...
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Contributed RALEIGH – North Carolina’s updated forest action plan has been approved by the USDA...
Application window opens on Monday, Jan. 24 RALEIGH – A total of $38 million...
RALEIGH — Peak-season soil testing fees are set to take effect Dec. 1 through...
Contributed RALEIGH, NC, July 29, 2021– The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is providing...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) released the following statement after the House Agriculture Committee,...
By Cara Beth Lewis The U.S. Department of Agriculture proclaimed the first National Farmers...
(Elizabethtown, N.C.), June 21, 2021, – Agricultural producers who have not yet completed their...
Burgaw, NC – In keeping with the Governor’s Executive Order on Mass Gatherings, the...
WASHINGTON, May 21, 2020– USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) will broaden the use of...
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services offers online resources for...
By Casey Roman This won’t make news headlines but if you’re concerned about empty...
Bladen County Extension Master Gardeners annual Spring Plant Sale will be on Saturday, April...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced today that the U.S. Department of...
RALEIGH – April signals the start of strawberry season in North Carolina, and local...
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that dairy producers...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced that producers who purchased...
WASHINGTON, March 13, 2019 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency (RMA)...
The hog farm nuisance lawsuits were the subject of the evening at the Sampson...
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced this...
Contributed Today is the last day to submit your comments for the statewide general...
RALEIGH – Travelers looking for unique farm experiences will have plenty of options this...
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will hold a meeting on three...
By Charlotte Smith Recent court trials have left the hog industry in the headlines....
For farmers who want to offer feedback on the state’s new Swine General Permit,...
Farm Service Agency (FSA) Farm Loan programs require that applicants have a satisfactory credit...
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary for Farm Production and...
WASHINGTON, DC – Agricultural producers have until Feb. 14, 2019, to sign up for...
By Erin Smith Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue visited North Carolina on Monday and...
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is sending out letters...
RALEIGH – Hickory-based Merchants Distributors, LLC, or MDI, has been named the 2019 N.C....
RALEIGH – Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler announced today that the first round of checks...
USDA’s Farm Service Agency extended deadlines on many of its programs because of the...
All Farm Service Agency (FSA) service centers will be open beginning January 24 to...
By Erin Smith Record rainfall has been falling in Bladen County as well as...
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is accepting grant applications...
Supporting the agricultural industry, impacting rural communities and stimulating economic development are key objectives...
Contributed The deadline is quickly approaching if your child would like to participate in...
By Erin Smith Industrial hemp may gain in popularity as a crop in North...
RALEIGH: North Carolinians who suffered damage from Hurricane Florence have until 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday,...
Washington, D.C. – At the direction of President Donald J. Trump, U.S. Secretary of...
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announced funding for 16...
In Ward’s first term as board member, he served on the executive committee as...
Farmers urged to sign up by the Dec. 10 deadline RALEIGH – Farmers with...
RALEIGH – Farmers affected by Hurricane Florence have until December 10 to sign up...
The Emergency Conservation Program sign-up period began Nov. 1, 2018 and will run through...
BY JOHN MURAWSKI, www.heraldsun.com A pledge by Smithfield Foods, the world’s largest pork producer, to...
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2018 — U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA)...
RALEIGH – Consumers looking for fresh N.C. pecans for their upcoming holiday meals will...
WASHINGTON — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 32 North Carolina counties as primary natural...
WECT: Clearing the air: the hog farm lawsuits http://www.wect.com/2018/11/ 12/clearing-air-hog-farm- lawsuits/ Related articles...
[slideshow_deploy id=’145535′] Contributed Ag’em Up Days, a two day annual Agricultural Field Day Adventure...
RALEIGH – Starting Wednesday, Nov. 7, farmers affected by Hurricane Florence will be able...
Written by Matt Poore, Animal Science Departmental Extension Leader, NCSU Updated by Becky Spearman,...
by Susan Randstrom Bruck Here’s a kid-friendly project that won’t send shivers down your...
Contributed EDF welcomes new measures to improve resilience, reduce methane emissions (NEW YORK, NY)...
RALEIGH- The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has partnered with the USDA’s...
By Matt Poore Animal Science Departmental Extension Leader NCSU What a difference a month...
USDA State Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced that approximately $1,524,159.00 will be paid to...
Money goes to scholarships and winners RALEIGH – Junior winners in the N.C. State...
Application deadline is Dec. 14 RALEIGH – County governments and nonprofit groups pursuing...
[slideshow_deploy id=’143129′] Contributed Bladen County residents of all ages love the NC State Fair...
Contributed (Washington, D.C., Oct. 11, 2018) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds rural communities, farmers...
Contributed TUALATIN, Ore. – October 11, 2018- The Trump Administration recently appointed Barry Bushue...
RALEIGH- The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has partnered with the USDA’s...
Contributed Stacie Kinlaw, 4-H Youth Development Agent with NC Cooperative Extension, was recognized for...
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has established an...
RALEIGH – Fall is one of the most anticipated times of year for agritourism...
RALEIGH – Hurricane Florence inundated southeastern NC with record rainfall and left many fields...
September 28, 2018- The Trump Administration recently appointed Brent Hampy as the new State...
By Nancy Olsen, Bladen County Cooperative Extension Do you get eaten up in the...
Department Amends Timeline for Hogs Operations WASHINGTON, Sept. 21, 2018 – U.S. Secretary of...
NCDA&CS, NCSU to help farms divert crops to animal feed with proper testing RALEIGH...
By Erin Smith Bladen County’s farmers have suffered severe losses of livestock and crop...
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is dispatching inspectors and...
RALEIGH – Hurricane Florence has resulted in damaged and downed trees and branches. The...
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has activated its hotline...
[slideshow_deploy id=’139461′] By Erin Smith Bladen County’s farmers have been busy this week preparing...
Attorneys involved in the hog farm lawsuits against Murphy-Brown LLC have filed motions...
RALEIGH – Wineries, grape growers, restauranteurs and state officials gathered in Raleigh Tuesday to officially kick-off...
RALEIGH – From pumpkin patches and apple picking to wine tastings and farm stays,...
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality will host a public meeting on Oct....
The first of the appeals of the verdicts in the first three hog farm...
Washington, D.C.– The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that additional assistance has...
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced details of actions...
By Olivia Sholar, West Bladen High School FFA Secretary West Bladen High School’s 2018-2019...
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has established Berkeley...
WASHINGTON — Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Richard Fordyce reminded producers today that the...
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has issued a stop-sale...
WASHINGTON, August 1, 2018 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation,...
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced that agricultural producers affected by hurricanes and wildfires in...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that seed cotton producers,...
RALEIGH – Organic growers in North Carolina can apply for partial reimbursement of the...
Elizabethtown, NC — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive...
WASHINGTON, July 16, 2018 – Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced that agricultural producers...
Everything is going along fine, then your favorite tree’s leaves begin to drop. What...
RALEIGH — With the growing season for summer agronomic crops underway and many landscapes...
By Erin Smith The Bladen County Board of Commissioners learned about a planned expansion...
Elizabethtown, N.C. , July 5, 2018 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service...
