North Carolina becomes the latest state to file or pass legislation prohibiting foreign entities from purchasing farmland.
The N.C. Court of Appeals has issued an order blocking new state animal waste regulations as a legal dispute moves forward. The N.C. Farm Bureau Federation had requested the order. The group is fighting new rules from the state Department of Environmental Quality.
Each week, staff at Carolina Journal looks back at the week in N.C. politics and chooses what we think are some interesting, relevant stories you may have missed. Here’s a week in review: ReConnect pilot program: Columbus County will get a $7.9 million ReConnect Pilot Program grant to help expand high-speed internet. Gov. Roy Cooper...
In the midst of a whirlwind trade war, U.S. and Chinese officials are talking once again. But that doesn’t mean the Trump administration is closer to striking a deal to immediately help North Carolina’s struggling farmers, experts say, and a new poll shows rural support for Trump is slipping. Days after China announced it would...
North Carolina’s largest industry is riddled with angst. As China tangles with the President Trump over trade, North Carolina growers fear a collapse in demand, and say that even Trump’s proposed $12 billion boost in farm subsidies won’t stanch the billions they would bleed in a prolonged trade war. “When things are rough, they are...
