Farming
Agricultural practices and cultivation activities
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From farm to table: Edgecombe County effort expands access to fresh, healthy food
An Edgecombe County farm is expanding its efforts to tackle food insecurity and improve access to healthy food across eastern North Carolina.
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Farmers react to 'drops from heaven' and a new law to help mitigate drought
Farmers weigh in on whether this week's rain has had an impact on produce you could see at the store and how they feel about the Farm Act signed into law last week.
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Stein signs sweeping North Carolina agriculture bill into law
North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein signed the “Farm Act,” which had been held up in the General Assembly for months over proposals that would have banned raw milk and protected fertilizer companies.
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High beef prices reach ranchers, restaurants endure amid bleak economic forecast
A 75-year low in the cattle supply has created higher demand and higher prices, which economists expect will last through next summer. The increased cost has finally reached the ranchers, whereas a restaurant owner has been grappling with absorbing the additional costs for nearly 18 months.
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NC lawmakers pass Farm Act, without raw milk or cancer lawsuit bans
Lawmakers rewrote the annual Farm Bill after proposed bans on raw milk and lawsuits by cancer patients drew outcry from Republicans and Democrats.
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Farmers in a pickle: How the drought is affecting the short cukes growing season
Drought conditions continue to plague farmers and ranchers in North Carolina. And if you love pickles, you could see a change at the store if the drought persists.
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Tax cap constitutional amendment, plus measures on farms and unions, pass first hurdle in NC
If passed by the legislature, the proposals would be put on the ballot in November for voters to approve or deny. Critics are wary of their long-term effects.
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NC lawmakers revive effort to block foreign adversaries from buying farmland near military bases
Legislation introduced Tuesday is a compromise between House and Senate Republicans whose previous proposals failed to gain support from the full General Assembly, bill sponsors said.
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State Farmer's Market vendors feel oil squeeze as war with Iran enters fourth week
Sandra Garner's freezers full of beef, pork, chicken and lamb are a huge hit for customers at the Raleigh Farmer's Market, but now the war in Iran is causing her generational livelihood to take a hit.
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Cooper slams ‘erratic’ tariffs in Senate campaign stop at Wilson farm
As prices continue rising, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Roy Cooper says Congress needs to end President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Republican candidate Michael Whatley says he’ll work with Trump to ‘make our state affordable again.’
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From equipment to exports, tariffs squeezing NC farmers
Ten to 20 years ago, when tobacco sales began to decline, many farmers in the state switched to soybeans. Today, soybeans are among North Carolina's biggest cash crops, and one of the hardest hit by new tariffs and trade tensions.
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North Carolina soybean farmers face financial crisis amid trade war and China boycott
President Donald Trump’s trade war is rippling through the U.S. agriculture industry, and North Carolina farmers say they're feeling the impact.
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NC man sets new state record for largest cantaloupe; 3rd largest in world
A western North Carolina man has set a new state record - and nearly a world record - with a colossal cantaloupe.
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Georgia 10-year-old farmer makes history with full ride scholarship for agriculture
A 10-year-old Georgia farmer is making history with a full-ride HBCU scholarship for agriculture.
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Triangle conservation group sues farm, hoping to halt amphitheater plans
The conflict surrounding agritourism in North Carolina escalates as the Triangle Land Conservancy sues six Orange County properties, including Union Grove Farm, over alleged breaches of conservation agreements. Central to the dispute is Union Grove's plan to build a 2,500-seat amphitheater.
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Climate-resilient crops help NC farmers beat weather stress
With extreme weather squeezing yields, new climate-resilient crop varieties using marker-assisted breeding and artificial intelligence mapping promise farmers steadier harvests.
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Climate-resilient crops promise relief for NC farmers
With extreme weather squeezing yields, new climate-resilient crop varieties using marker-assisted breeding and artificial intelligence mapping promise farmers steadier harvests.
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Climate swings squeeze farmers
Weather patterns are changing more quickly and that's a big problem for agriculture in our states. WRAL takes a look at some ways farmers can fight back.
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NC lawmakers seek to legalize sale of raw milk for human consumption
Instead of banning raw milk, a key agriculture bill now proposes studying the feasibility of making raw milk even more broadly available for people to buy. State agriculture officials have compared it to playing Russian Roulette with public health.
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Raw milk back? NC lawmakers reverse course on proposed ban, after bipartisan outcry
Instead of banning raw milk, a key agriculture bill now proposes studying the feasibility of making raw milk even more broadly available for people to buy. State agriculture officials have compared it to playing Russian Roulette with public health.
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New farming laws? NC looks to ban raw milk, target lab-grown meat, hinder solar farms
Agriculture is North Carolina's largest industry, pumping over $100 billion a year into the state economy. Lawmakers are pushing forward with a number of proposed new laws focused on the industry.
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For NC farmers, complexity makes tariff impact hard to predict, Troxler says
North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler discusses the complex impact of President Trump's tariffs on the state's food producers.
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One-third of Pitt County farmers are women, according to a recent USDA analysis
In Pitt County, WITN reports Stephanie Coonradt and her five daughters are among the 1.2 million women who are farmers or producers in the U.S., according to the Department of Agriculture.
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NASA-Indian NISAR mission offers unique view on farmlands
When it launches this year, the NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite will provide a unique window on Earth.
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Solar growth could stall under new NC bill
A new NC bill would cut solar tax breaks from 80% to 40% and restrict where utility-scale projects can be built, potentially slowing clean energy growth statewide.
