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Craven County’s 3rd Annual Farm-City Day is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 3, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Jaycees Fairgrounds on U.S. 70 East. No comment yet.
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The end of the 2012 harvest season is quickly nearing for corn and soybean producers. With 87 percent of corn and 80 percent of soybeans already harvested, the fast pace continues, according to the USDA’s latest Crop Progress report.
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For members of the Moore County Growing Farmers 4-H Livestock Club, agriculture is still at the heart of the state fair. It’s where they come to show off a year’s worth of hard work and, more importantly, to learn and commune through their livestock.
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MORGANTON — A farmer in southern Burke County is taking measures to prevent sediment from entering Abee Creek.
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Many people are surprised to learn that agriculture is the No. 1 industry in North Carolina. However, N.C. is losing farmland faster than any other state – and the number of dairy farms is down dramatically.
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Research from North Carolina State University on flower production and disease resistance in watermelon varieties should help bolster seedless watermelon harvests for farmers.
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While some of this year’s crops — peanuts, cotton, soybeans — are still being harvested, and Christmas trees have not begun to be cut, reports so far indicate average or better yields. Prices, too, are generally better than last year.
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Agricultural biotechnology was the hot topic for business, education and political leaders in Raleigh Wednesday. The one day conference talked about how this industry is expanding and what it means for North Carolina.
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The fifth-graders of Davidson County will never be able to look at a pizza the same way after a day trip Thursday to the Davidson County Fairgrounds for Agriculture by the Slice, a program created by the North Carolina Cooperative Extension and sponsored by the North Carolina Farm Bureau.
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Those eagerly anticipating the 26th annual Fairmont Farmers Festival, which will be held on Oct. 20 and feature a parade, entertainment, wrestling, arts and crafts and an antique car show, can get a sneak preview on Saturday when the queens for the event will be crowned.
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It's billed as a champion energy crop that yields three times as much ethanol per acre as corn, a fast-growing field grass that's ideal for making clean auto fuel without displacing scarce crop land.
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Commissioner Troxler will lead NASDA Board of Directors over the next twelve months... |
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North Carolina Cooperative Extension presented Agricultural Awareness Days last week at the Stanly County Agri-Civic Center.
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The Iredell County Beekeepers Association and the Cooperative Extension Service will hold a beginner beekeeping school on Saturday, January 12 and Saturday, January 19. Participants will learn everything needed to begin keeping bees, including how to choose the right equipment, keep bees healthy, and harvest honey. Classes will be held at the Iredell County Agricultural Center, 444 Bristol Drive in Statesville.
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Pollination is basic science, but the cost of it is getting more complicated. N.C. State study says higher shipping costs and invasive mites boost the tab for crop pollination.
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Research is the grease that keeps the agriculture wheels moving, and new technology how North Carolina agriculture is going to get bigger and more profitable, says N.C. Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler.
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Concerns about E. coli bacteria have resulted in steps to keep people and food at arm’s length from farm animals.
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Whether going to a farm or the bin at a local grocery store, picking out a good pumpkin is the first step toward a great Jack-o’-lantern or pumpkin pie.
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Walter Smith and Steve Troxler, candidates for state agriculture commissioner, put forth their views on issues facing North Carolina agriculture.
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RALEIGH - A farm business headquartered in Clinton is giving North Carolina State University $10 million for its poultry science program.
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Mooresville’s Carrigan Farms is well known in these parts, but this week it will become familiar to people all over the state.
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One of the warmest winters on record in the Upper Southeast played havoc with virtually every crop grown in the region, and often not in ways clearly visible to growers or understandable to the experts.
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Grain sorghum acreage is up an estimated five times more than last year in North Carolina and interest in growing the crop in other Southeastern states is increasing.
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The team from the White House moved through an Ashe County Christmas tree farm Wednesday morning looking for the perfect tree to grace the Blue Room. |
