If there was one story that dominated the news this past year – aside from the election – and left a lasting imprint on North ...

We’re going to spend a lot of time trying to keep our farmers in business.” After Helene, Western North Carolina’s farmers ...

Agriculture, North Carolina’s No. 1 industry forever, topped $111.1 billion in economic impact in 2024. North Carolina is No.

Sampson County stands as a proud testament to the resilience, dedication, and ingenuity of the farming community. According ...

Leaders in NC's agriculture industry detailed the extensive damage and erosion left in the wake of Helene. (Photo: David Davis, County Extension Director, N.C. Cooperative Extension) Leaders across ...

North Carolina’s agriculture commissioner has been Republican Steve Troxler since 2005, and this November, candidates are ...

Leaders in NC's agriculture industry detailed the extensive damage and erosion left in the wake of Helene. (Photo: David Davis, County Extension Director, N.C. Cooperative Extension) Leaders ...

North Carolina is No. 1 nationally in the production of sweet potatoes, tobacco, and poultry and eggs; No. 2 in Christmas trees, turkeys, and trout; No. 3 in hogs and cucumbers; No. 4 in peanuts ...

Agriculture leaders in North Carolina are also concerned about retaliatory impacts that could limit their overseas markets and thus lower the price of their crops. Conversely, supporters of ...

Brunswick and Pender counties have made a commitment to the long-term preservation of farmland by establishing a Voluntary Agricultural District (VAD), a practice in 90 of NC’s counties which ...

U.S. Rep. Alma Adams’s bill to help farmers convert to more climate-friendly crops will likely help patients too. I support public health officials who are trying to increase testing for H5N1 ...