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North Carolina produced more than 1 billion pounds of turkey

Each year, an estimated 46 million turkeys are consumed on Thanksgiving Day alone. More than 85% of U.S. turkey production takes place in just 13 states, and North Carolina is one of them, working hard to support millions of Thanksgiving tables nationwide.

Kaitlyn Potts
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New federal rules could stifle developing N.C. hemp industry

North Carolina hemp farmers are bracing for an onslaught of federal regulation. The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Oct. 31 released a new interim final rule that will govern all state hemp programs. While many of the federal stipulations for testing the intoxicating substances in hemp are similar to North Carolina’s, the rule also makes...

Brooke Conrad

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