Earlier this month, the USDA announced its partnership with North Carolina, in which the state will receive $6.2 million in federal funding through the USDA to strengthen the food supply chain.
Published: Monday, May 6th, 2024 @ 5:28 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Recently, Golden LEAF President, Chief Executive Officer Scott T. Hamilton sat down with Don Flow, Immediate Past Chair of the Golden LEAF Foundation Board of Directors via Zoom and filmed an episode of Critical Conversations.
Published: Monday, March 25th, 2024 @ 1:14 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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A unanimous three-judge panel of the state Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of the North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation, and against the Department of Environmental Quality, in a dispute over animal-waste permits.
Published: Thursday, March 21st, 2024 @ 5:23 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The US Supreme Court will not take up a case involving a challenge to North Carolina's so-called "ag-gag" law.
Published: Wednesday, February 14th, 2024 @ 11:27 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, the Golden LEAF Foundation and the NC Chamber Foundation, with support from NC Farm Bureau and Google, formally announce NC Ag Leads, a pivotal strategic planning initiative for the North Carolina agriculture industry
Published: Wednesday, January 17th, 2024 @ 2:04 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The US Supreme Court will consider Tuesday two petitions related to North Carolina's so-called "ag-gag law."
Published: Thursday, January 11th, 2024 @ 9:58 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Mr. Marion Ray Pippin, Sr., age 85, a resident of Washington, NC died Saturday December 16, 2023, at ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville.
Published: Monday, December 18th, 2023 @ 8:47 am
By: Announcements
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As Thanksgiving approaches, Americans prepare for a holiday marked by higher grocery prices this year.
Published: Saturday, December 16th, 2023 @ 11:39 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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An agency in the United Nations designed to lead international efforts to defeat hunger is reportedly expected to call on the West — including the United States — to reduce meat consumption to combat so-called climate change.
Published: Sunday, December 10th, 2023 @ 11:13 pm
By: Daily Wire
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A three-judge panel of the NC Court of Appeals will decide whether state environmental regulators followed the proper procedure when adding conditions to state animal waste permits.
Published: Sunday, December 10th, 2023 @ 3:07 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper signed four bills into law Saturday, including the controversial H.B.346, Reorganization & Economic Development Act, which will allow Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina and Delta Dental to reorganize and create a holding company for billions in surplus revenue.
Published: Saturday, July 29th, 2023 @ 5:47 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Senate gave final approval Tuesday to a bill that allows the non-profit Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina and Delta Dental to reorganize and create a holding company for billions in surplus revenue.
Published: Monday, July 17th, 2023 @ 3:51 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A bipartisan bill that would allow Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina and Delta Dental to reorganize and create a holding company that could transfer billions in surplus policyholder money passed in the Senate Commerce and Insurance Committee Wednesday.
Published: Wednesday, July 5th, 2023 @ 8:04 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Farm Bureau Federation has filed a new document detailing the "sue-and-settle" scheme it believes has influenced disputed state animal waste rules.
Published: Tuesday, June 27th, 2023 @ 9:17 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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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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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: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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North Carolina could become the latest state to file or pass legislation prohibiting foreign entities from purchasing farmland.
Published: Friday, April 14th, 2023 @ 8:23 am
By: Carolina Journal
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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: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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There is growing demand for the right to repair technology, especially expensive farm equipment, without being compelled to use the manufacturer’s licensed professionals
Published: Sunday, March 12th, 2023 @ 12:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Ms. Deborah Sue Barr Elks, age 70, a resident of Chocowinity, died Sunday, February 26, 2023, at her home.
Published: Tuesday, February 28th, 2023 @ 8:14 am
By: Announcements
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U.S. farmers who use John Deere equipment won a huge victory on Jan. 8 as the manufacturer gave them the right to fix their own equipment. North Carolina legislators have been waging a similar fight for farmers here.
Published: Saturday, January 28th, 2023 @ 10:10 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Recently, Golden LEAF President, Chief Executive Officer Scott T. Hamilton sat down with North Carolina Tobacco Trust Fund Commission Executive Director William Upchurch via Zoom and filmed an episode of Critical Conversations.
Published: Monday, January 16th, 2023 @ 11:33 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Farming company Deere & Co., known as John Deere, signed an agreement allowing farmers to fix their own machinery or seek repairs from independent workers on Sunday.
Published: Sunday, January 15th, 2023 @ 9:00 am
By: Daily Wire
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The average cost for a Thanksgiving dinner of 10 people is $64.05, up 20% from last year’s record-setting $53.31.
Published: Wednesday, December 21st, 2022 @ 2:59 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Americans expected to pay more for Thanksgiving turkey this year than ever before, but residents of some states are experiencing far higher prices than their counterparts in others as inflation continues to impact the economy.
Published: Sunday, December 4th, 2022 @ 9:34 am
By: Daily Wire
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Americans currently recovering from the most expensive turkey comas in recent memory must now prepare for complications in Christmas tree markets that will lead to higher prices.
Published: Wednesday, November 30th, 2022 @ 10:37 pm
By: Daily Wire
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As inflation comes home to roost for many American families preparing to celebrate Thanksgiving, leadership at one of the largest poultry producers in the nation is denying that households will shift from turkey to other alternatives.
Published: Monday, November 28th, 2022 @ 9:10 am
By: Daily Wire
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The cost of a Thanksgiving dinner has risen 20% since last year, according to an analysis from the American Farm Bureau Association.
Published: Friday, November 25th, 2022 @ 5:41 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The Supreme Court is mulling whether to allow California, which has virtually no domestic pork industry, to regulate other states’ pig farms
Published: Monday, November 14th, 2022 @ 12:15 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A split N.C. Appeals Court panel has blocked a lower court order dealing with disputed state animal waste regulations. Those rules will be delayed as a legal dispute proceeds.
Published: Sunday, October 23rd, 2022 @ 12:10 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Largest Farmers’ Organization in the United States Fact Checks (and Crushes) Cheri Beasley’s False Narrative the Day Before She Can Misrepresent the Views of NC Farmers on the Debate Stage
Published: Tuesday, October 11th, 2022 @ 2:39 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The N.C. Court of Appeals has granted a temporary stay in the N.C. Farm Bureau Federation's challenge of state animal waste regulations.
Published: Friday, September 23rd, 2022 @ 8:49 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Recently, Golden LEAF President, Chief Executive Officer Scott T. Hamilton sat down with Shawn Harding, President of the North Carolina Farm Bureau, via Zoom and filmed the fifteenth edition in a video series called Critical Conversations.
Published: Friday, July 15th, 2022 @ 12:13 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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