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SEED Foundation aims to promote locally grown foods

SEED Foundation aims to promote locally grown foods
  • 06/19/2013

A newly formed nonprofit, The SEED Foundation of North Carolina, aims to develop and promote local food and farming and spearhead local food campaigns, a news release said. SEED stands for SouthEastern Economic Development. Based in Salisbury, the ...

Workshop in July aims to increase WNC ag exports

Workshop in July aims to increase WNC ag exports
  • 06/18/2013

RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will host a workshop July 16 in Asheville for agribusiness owners interested in exporting their products. The workshop, “Explore Exporting: The World is Waiting,” is ...

First detection of the emerald ash borer made in the state

First detection of the emerald ash borer made in the state
  • 06/18/2013

RALEIGH -- Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler signed an emergency quarantine order today restricting the movement of hardwood firewood, ash nursery stock and other ash materials from Granville, Person and Vance counties following the confirmation ...

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Research campus receives national grants for strawberry breeding

Research campus receives national grants for strawberry breeding
  • 06/13/2013

KANNAPOLIS — The N.C. Research Campus has received two grants from the National Strawberry Sustainability Initiative for its strawberry breeding program. Dr. Jeremy Pattison, strawberry breeder and geneticist with the N.C. State University Pla ...

Ask the horticulture agent: Controlling bagworms

Ask the horticulture agent: Controlling bagworms
  • 06/07/2013

By Gary L. Pierce Horticulture Extension Agent Harnett County Question: What can I do about bagworms eating my Leyland cypress trees? Answer: If your Leyland makes it through the wind and rain of tropical storm Andrea, then you will have to defend ...

Horse owners urged to vaccinate horses against mosquito-borne diseases

Horse owners urged to vaccinate horses against mosquito-borne diseases
  • 05/23/2013

RALEIGH – It’s mosquito season and it’s time for equine owners across North Carolina to talk to their veterinarians about protecting their animals from mosquito-borne diseases. West Nile virus and Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis a ...

USDA Advisory Committee on Minority Farmers Seeks Nominations

USDA Advisory Committee on Minority Farmers Seeks Nominations
  • 05/23/2013

(Salisbury, NC) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently published a Notice of Solicitation for Nominations for its Advisory Committee on Minority Farmers for 2-year membership terms in the Federal Register dated April 30, 2013. "Members ...

Early-planted corn is showing problems

Early-planted corn is showing problems
  • 05/23/2013

Cool, wet weather slowing root growth RALEIGH — Corn planted early in the year often yields better than late-planted corn, but it can also be hindered by unfavorable weather. This year, cool and wet conditions early in the season have stressed ...

Troxler advises farmers to prepare for hurricane season

Troxler advises farmers to prepare for hurricane season
  • 05/22/2013

RALEIGH – As another hurricane season nears, Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler reminds farmers that basic emergency planning can go a long way in lessening a crisis situation. “Thinking through your emergency plan can help whether a ...

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Riot in the Pasture

Riot in the Pasture
  • 05/20/2013

By Nathan Hardin SALISBURY — Sitting amongst the small city of tents that made up Riot in the Pasture, Pat Burgess held an umbrella over herself, all the while munching on a plate of locally grown vittles. Burgess was one of hundreds that tre ...

N.C. Pesticide Advisory Committee news

N.C. Pesticide Advisory Committee news
  • 05/17/2013

RALEIGH – Two new members were recently appointed to the N.C. Pesticide Advisory Committee. Greg Bunn, a farmer from Nash County, was appointed to fill the vacant farmer position, and Manly Wilder of Raleigh was chosen to fill the vacancy reser ...

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Riot in the Pasture coming Sunday

Riot in the Pasture coming Sunday
  • 05/16/2013

By Sarah Campbell GOLD HILL — Bread Riot’s third annual Riot in the Pasture will look a little different than previous years — it won’t be on a farm. Instead, the farm-to-fork dinner will take place at Morgan Ridge Vineyards ...

USDA Announces Farm Payments Scheduled to Resume

USDA Announces Farm Payments Scheduled to Resume
  • 05/09/2013

MILC, SURE, and NAP will restart on May 8 WASHINGTON, May 8, 2013 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Juan M. Garcia announced today that farm payments, which had been temporarily suspended due ...

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Troxler challenges restaurants to highlight local food this summer

Troxler challenges restaurants to highlight local food this summer
  • 05/09/2013

RALEIGH — A new program from the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is encouraging chefs to dig into locally grown products this summer. The Dig into Local - 90 Day Challenge aims to promote the bounty of N.C. agricultural pr ...

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"Foodopoly" Author visits Salisbury

"Foodopoly" Author visits Salisbury
  • 05/08/2013

"Foodopoly" Author visits Salisbury @ The Literary Bookpost on Thursday, May 9th at 6pm. That's 110 South Main St. Salisbury, NC 28144, 704-630-9788. "Foodopoly" presents the shocking account of how agricultural policy has been hijacked by lobbyists ...