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NC soybeans caught in the tariff crossfire
One of North Carolina's top five cash crops becomes the center of attention in a battle over tariffs between Trump and China.
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Got to Be NC Festival this weekend
An annual festival featuring the best of NC agriculture returns to the NC State fairgrounds in Raleigh this weekend.
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Senate agriculture committee approves 2025 NC farm bill
The Farm Act, SB 639, updates and reforms environmental safeguards, regulatory practices, and policies governing the state’s agricultural industry.
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Report: NC ag industry faces labor shortage
A report from the John Locke Foundation examines the labor shortage faced by farmers in North Carolina and ways to address it.
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NC House votes to ban China, Russia from buying farmland near military bases
In a 111-0 vote, the House approved the NC Farmland and Military Protection Act. House Bill 133 bans foreign enemies from buying NC farmland amid reports of growing foreign investments.
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With lab-grown meat production on the rise in NC, legislators call for better food labeling
The largest lab-grown meat production facility in the world is opening in North Carolina, and legislators want to ensure food labels are clear.
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Proposed bill funds disaster relief for agriculture through reserve funds
Lawmakers in the North Carolina House of Representatives recently introduced a bill to establish a financial aid program for farmers who experienced significant crop loss in 2024. Agriculture Crops Disaster Relief (HB 130) is sponsored by Rep. Jimmy Dixon, R-Duplin, Rep. Neal Jackson, R-Moore, Rep. Howard Penny, R-Harnett, and Rep. Blair Eddins, R-Wilkes. During a press conference...
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Sowing Resilience Heroes: Montgomery Sky Farm
The Montgomerys said that one of the most significant changes they have seen in agriculture since the pandemic has been the increased costs of doing business.
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Foreign holdings account for 3.5% of NC agricultural land
Over 700,000 acres of NC agricultural land is foreign owned; on trend with growing numbers on foreign owned US agricultural land.
Opinion
Medical marijuana: don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater
Recently, Dr. Christian Thurstone, a Colorado psychiatrist, implored North Carolinians to heed his warning about medical marijuana, suggesting that legalizing medical marijuana in our state would be a net negative. Dr. Thurstone offered reasonable critiques of medical marijuana—ease of access, the potential for being over-prescribed, and higher potency. However, while all of these are valid, he...
Opinion
Food access should be a PRIME concern for Congress
In a speech at Bradley University in September 1956, President Dwight Eisenhower told the crowd, “You know, farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil, and you’re a thousand miles from the cornfield.” Even though it was said 65 years ago that statement rings strangely true for North Carolina’s agricultural community, which is...
Opinion
Remembering our agricultural roots
Nearly half a million North Carolinians work in food processing plants. These workers rely on this sector to put food on their table, pay their mortgages, and secure a better future for their families; and these opportunities, along with the economic success of the state, are coming under fire as the Biden administration plans to...
