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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Recently, Golden LEAF President, Chief Executive Officer Scott T. Hamilton sat down with Dr. Garey Fox, Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at NC State University via Zoom and filmed an episode of Critical Conversations.
Published: Friday, February 16th, 2024 @ 12:35 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The Golden LEAF Foundation supports workforce projects that help close the skills gap and increase the pool of highly qualified individuals with skills aligned to North Carolina businesses’ current and future needs.
Published: Tuesday, January 30th, 2024 @ 1:08 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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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 North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Rural Health, in partnership with East Carolina University and North Carolina State University, has been awarded a highly competitive Community Partnerships to Advance Science for Society award
Published: Sunday, October 22nd, 2023 @ 10:53 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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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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North Carolina’s agriculture industry is constantly evolving due to changing consumer demand and new technologies.
Published: Thursday, August 17th, 2023 @ 1:40 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The United States Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday it approved the sale of “lab-grown” meat for commercial sale.
Published: Saturday, July 22nd, 2023 @ 12:49 am
By: Daily Wire
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In 2020, the Golden LEAF Board of Directors awarded $1 million through the Community-Based Grants Initiative to Sampson Community College to support the Sampson Trades Center.
Published: Tuesday, July 18th, 2023 @ 3:57 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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WASHINGTON — Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today issued a joint memo to federal agency leaders with wildfire responsibilities outlining their vision and goals for managing wildland fires this year.
Published: Wednesday, July 5th, 2023 @ 7:19 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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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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NC Dept. of Ag has 278 vacancies, with a turnover rate of 19%.
Published: Sunday, April 2nd, 2023 @ 2:23 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Donald Bryson, president of the John Locke Foundation, explores some of the most significant points where agriculture policy has the most impact on the world around us.
Published: Thursday, March 16th, 2023 @ 11:42 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Recently, Golden LEAF President, Chief Executive Officer Scott T. Hamilton sat down with the North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler via Zoom and filmed an episode of Critical Conversations.
Published: Sunday, March 12th, 2023 @ 11:21 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack never attended meetings of the task force he co-chaired to help resolve the nation’s supply chain woes, according to a public records request from the Functional Government Institute.
Published: Saturday, January 28th, 2023 @ 10:37 am
By: Daily Wire
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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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Farmers and ranchers located near the Oregon state line in Northern California have been informed by the government to stop diverting water from a region dedicated to protecting fish.
Published: Tuesday, September 6th, 2022 @ 3:47 pm
By: Daily Wire
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According to this article published in The Center Square, investments from China held $2 billion worth of American farmland in 2020, up tenfold in just a decade.
Published: Thursday, May 5th, 2022 @ 8:01 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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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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Today marks National Agriculture Day, a time to celebrate America’s farmers, ranchers and growers as we recognize agriculture’s importance to our nation. Despite the importance of the agriculture community, Biden’s policies have left America’s farmers out to dry.
Published: Tuesday, March 22nd, 2022 @ 11:37 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Carolina Journal makes a wide sweeping evaluation of the news that most effects us here in North Carolina, and is distilled, here on BCN, for your clear understanding by the electronic means of video broadcast.
Published: Saturday, February 19th, 2022 @ 8:28 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Democrat Senate candidate Jeff Jackson is modeling his latest climate plan off of failed Commissioner of Agriculture candidate and far-left activist Jenna Wadsworth.
Published: Thursday, November 18th, 2021 @ 12:46 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Golden LEAF Foundation Board recently adopted a long-term strategic plan to serve as a roadmap for the next few years.
Published: Saturday, July 24th, 2021 @ 5:54 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Department to Temporarily Amend Certain H-2A Requirements During COVID-19 National Emergency
Published: Thursday, April 16th, 2020 @ 10:53 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Postdoctoral scholar Janire Pascual-Gonzalez has her eyes on new ways to boost N.C. agriculture
Published: Wednesday, January 22nd, 2020 @ 10:06 am
By: ECU News Services
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Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler and department leaders wrongly spent $22,000 in travel expenses during the N.C. State Fair, a new audit report says.
Published: Saturday, September 28th, 2019 @ 4:12 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Senate Bill 315, the North Carolina Farm Bill of 2019, passed the Senate June 17 by a 31-14 vote. S.B. 315 officially authorizes and regulates statewide hemp farming, among other things.
Published: Tuesday, June 18th, 2019 @ 12:37 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources voted Thursday, June 13, to send Senate Bill 568 to the Finance Committee amid protests from some committee members.
Published: Monday, June 17th, 2019 @ 9:16 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Senator Tillis recently applauded the USDA’s decision to select the Research Triangle as one of three finalists to become the new home of the ERS and NIFA.
Published: Thursday, May 23rd, 2019 @ 9:56 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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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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Minnesota Democrat Rep. Collin Peterson said in an interview this week that the Democrats should give President Donald Trump the money that he wants to build the border wall on the southern border.
Published: Monday, January 28th, 2019 @ 5:16 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Have you driven around North Carolina recently? More people have decorated with outdoor lights, blowups and festive displays than we've seen in years
Published: Sunday, December 23rd, 2018 @ 9:50 am
By: Tom Campbell
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