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On Thanksgiving tables across the country the real stars may be homegrown. Whether it’s turkey or ham at the center, or sweet potatoes in every imaginable form, some of the state’s biggest agricultural exports are also the most beloved holiday staples.
Published: Saturday, November 29th, 2025 @ 10:00 am
By: Carolina Journal
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper declared a State of Emergency for Duplin and Sampson counties in response to the effects of heavy rain and flooding on the agricultural sector in those counties.
Published: Sunday, March 3rd, 2024 @ 4:08 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Hog farming is an integral part of the agricultural industry in North Carolina, contributing $10 billion in economic output a year
Published: Saturday, February 24th, 2024 @ 10:27 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The agricultural industry heavily relies on poultry farming, and it plays a significant role in supporting the economy. However, poultry farmers often face challenges when dealing with large integrator companies, which control various aspects of their operations.
Published: Saturday, October 21st, 2023 @ 11:33 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Wednesday, the North Carolina House passed a bill to ban China and other foreign adversaries from purchasing N.C. agricultural land and property within 25 miles of the state’s military bases.
Published: Saturday, June 3rd, 2023 @ 12:01 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Farming subsidies have been a contentious issue in the agricultural industry for years. Although they were initially designed to support smaller farmers, they have ultimately ended up harming them. In this article, we will examine some of the ways in which farming subsidies have had adverse effects
Published: Sunday, May 21st, 2023 @ 3:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A bill to restrict foreign adversaries from purchasing N.C. agricultural land and property surrounding military bases passed the House unanimously today.
Published: Sunday, May 14th, 2023 @ 4:18 am
By: ENC NOW
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Raleigh, NC – Today, state House Majority Leader John Bell (R-Wayne) filed the N.C. Farmland and Military Protection Act, House Bill 463, to prohibit China, Russia, Iran and other foreign adversaries and state-controlled entities from purchasing agricultural land
Published: Tuesday, March 28th, 2023 @ 5:46 am
By: ENC NOW
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To capture more of the business involved in processing agricultural products and to further grow the state’s agricultural economy, a new pilot plant facility focused on food manufacturing opened in 2019 at the N.C. Research Campus in Kannapolis.
Published: Sunday, November 13th, 2022 @ 6:07 pm
By: ENC NOW
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Agricultural leaders in Missouri and Kansas are pressing their senators to greenlight legislation that could help them with the current labor shortage.
Published: Tuesday, September 27th, 2022 @ 11:12 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Agriculture remains North Carolina’s top industry. Researchers have pointed to a rapidly growing population, loss of farmland, climate shifts, and emerging crop diseases as some of the complex agricultural challenges that do not fit into particular academic or research silos.
Published: Thursday, March 24th, 2022 @ 8:29 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Beaufort County Soil and Water Conservation District's Board of Supervisors will meet on Monday, March 21, 2022, at 5:30 PM in the FSA/SWCD conference room at the Agricultural Center located at 155 Airport Road, Washington, NC, 27889.
Published: Friday, March 18th, 2022 @ 2:38 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper toured the International Civil Rights Center & Museum and joined the ribbon cutting for the new Harold L. Martin Sr. Engineering Research and Innovation Complex at NC Agricultural & Technical State University.
Published: Thursday, February 17th, 2022 @ 11:41 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The ongoing PPE shipments support operations including schools, nursing homes, first responders, agricultural facilities, child care facilities and courthouses.
Published: Thursday, August 6th, 2020 @ 7:01 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) is taking further action to prevent and respond to COVID-19 outbreaks among the agricultural workforce, delivering critical personal protection equipment for use by agricultural workers across the state.
Published: Tuesday, July 21st, 2020 @ 7:48 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The North Carolina Democrat nominee for Agriculture Commissioner became the first statewide candidate to call for defunding the police.
Published: Wednesday, June 10th, 2020 @ 11:10 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Michael Harden, the Civitas Institute’s director of agricultural studies, took to the airwaves this week in two interviews to discuss disruptions in the food supply chain due to COVID-19 – on the Tyler Cralle Show (WAAV; 980 AM Wilmington) and the Pete Kaliner Show podcast.
Published: Tuesday, June 2nd, 2020 @ 11:40 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today released the final report on the public health investigation into an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in people who attended the NC Mountain State Fair held Sept. 6–15, 2019 at the Western North Carolina Agricultural Center in Fletche
Published: Friday, February 7th, 2020 @ 9:17 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Some of America’s favorite items may be a bit harder — or more expensive — to get this winter because of issues with agricultural trade and tariffs on European goods.
Published: Thursday, December 5th, 2019 @ 9:13 am
By: Daily Wire
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Preserving and improving the quality of breathable air is the life work of Dr. R.K.M. Jayanty, adjunct professor of biological and agricultural engineering at N.C. State, who spoke at East Carolina University on Nov. 7.
Published: Wednesday, November 13th, 2019 @ 9:14 am
By: ECU News Services
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Public health officials are reporting a case of Legionnaires’ disease in a person who did not attend the Mountain State Fair but was present at the Western North Carolina Agricultural Center (WNC Ag Center) after the fair ended.
Published: Sunday, October 20th, 2019 @ 1:21 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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State and local health officials are continuing an intensive investigation into an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in people who attended the NC Mountain State Fair held Sept. 6–15 at the Western North Carolina Agricultural Center in Fletcher, NC.
Published: Monday, September 30th, 2019 @ 1:37 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Officials and business leaders across the country are emphasizing the necessity of adopting the USMCA to fuel the economy and support the manufacturing and agricultural industries.
Published: Sunday, September 1st, 2019 @ 9:09 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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President Donald J. Trump is working to streamline the regulatory maze for agricultural biotechnology.
Published: Saturday, June 15th, 2019 @ 2:36 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The success of our Nation's agricultural sector has fed the world and enabled generations of Americans to prosper.
Published: Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019 @ 11:12 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, President Donald J. Trump announced the members of an official United States delegation to China to discuss the trade relationship between the two countries. United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin travel to Beijing.
Published: Wednesday, February 13th, 2019 @ 9:19 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Distilled Spirits Council and an ad hoc coalition of more than 45 business and agricultural groups are urging an end to retaliatory tariffs
Published: Tuesday, January 29th, 2019 @ 9:20 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Beaufort County Soil and Water Conservation District's Board of Supervisors will meet on Monday, November 19, 2018, at 6:00 PM in the SWCD/FSA conference room located in the Agricultural Center at 155 Airport Road, Washington, NC
Published: Wednesday, November 14th, 2018 @ 3:40 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Beaufort Soil and Water Conservation District’s Board of Supervisors will meet on Monday, October 15, 2018, at 6:00 P.M. in the SWCD/FSA Conference Room located in the Agricultural Center at 155 Airport Road in Washington, NC
Published: Saturday, October 13th, 2018 @ 9:04 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Beaufort Soil and Water Conservation District's Board of Supervisors will meet on Monday, September 24, 2018, at 6:00 P.M. in the SWCD/FSA Conference Room located in the Agricultural Center at 155 Airport Road in Washington, NC
Published: Wednesday, September 19th, 2018 @ 7:38 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Beaufort Soil and Water Conservation District's Board of Supervisors has scheduled a special called meeting Wednesday, August 8, 2018, at 12:30 P.M. in the SWCD/FSA Conference Room located in the Agricultural Center at 155 Airport Road in Washington, NC
Published: Wednesday, August 1st, 2018 @ 7:02 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Beaufort County Soil and Water Conservation District's Board of Supervisors has scheduled a special called meeting for Monday, March 5, 2018 at 6:00 P.M. in the SWCD/FSA conference room located in the Agricultural Center at 155 Airport Road, Washington, NC
Published: Thursday, March 1st, 2018 @ 3:09 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Beaufort County Commissioners will hold their annual retreat Thursday, February 8th and Friday February 9th at the Beaufort County Agricultural Ext Building located at 155A Airport Road, Washington, NC. Below is the agenda
Published: Thursday, February 8th, 2018 @ 12:33 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Students will soon be able to apply for the Cheatham-White Scholarship, a newly established merit-based scholarship program for incoming freshmen attending North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University or North Carolina Central University beginning in the fall of 2018
Published: Saturday, August 19th, 2017 @ 3:50 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) is pushing to reduce the burden of federal regulations on Eastern North Carolina's agricultural producers
Published: Thursday, August 3rd, 2017 @ 4:04 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Ron Heiniger isn't afraid to get his hands dirty. He has spent years as a crop and soil scientist helping hard-pressed farmers to get maximum yield and quality from their crops
Published: Friday, May 26th, 2017 @ 2:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday vetoed House Bill 467, a measure limiting damages property owners can receive if they win nuisance lawsuits against nearby hog farms or other agricultural or forestry operations
Published: Friday, May 5th, 2017 @ 3:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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