Parton said his corn crop at another field was “wiped out ... with the Burke County office of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension. Other areas outside of Burke County, in addition ...

Jonathan Smith, a field crop agent with NC Cooperative Extension in Pitt County, knows the cost of the extremes. Last year, the second-driest June on record stymied the corn crop, causing millions ...

Despite many challenges in 2021, U.S. corn and soybean yields topped those of 2020. Last year, total corn production was 15.1 billion bushels, up 7% the 2020 estimate, per USDA’s latest report.

According to USDA’s latest crop progress report ... 10 have reached at least 90% of corn acres planted — with North Carolina reporting 100% — and half of them report 80% of soybeans in ...

Egg prices are soaring, but North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture Steve Troxler on Thursday warned they likely won't come down anytime soon.