Helene’s profound impact on N.C. farms is only now coming into clearer focus
The storm inflicted huge losses on North Carolina farms. As many farmers wait for aid to flow, some wonder whether they can — ...
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Planting Progress: Fewer Than 10% of Corn Acres Left to Go
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 ...
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As Trump ignores climate change, weather extremes take a rising toll on NC farming | Opinion
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 ...
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Are Corn and Soybean Prices Now Too Low?
per acre] to 184 [bu. per acre] corn crop [yield]. Are we going to get that? I don’t think so. I think there’s too many holes in the crop, whether it’s North Carolina, Kansas, Nebraska ...
Egg prices won't come down soon, NC agriculture commissioner warns
Egg prices are soaring, but North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture Steve Troxler on Thursday warned they likely won't come down anytime soon.