By Richard Sullins | [email protected] The Ruby and Ernest McSwain Worthy Lands Trust has made a gift of $1 million toward the final phases of construction of the new Sanford Agricultural ...

Join us for another beautiful farmer's market with seasonal produce, local meat, fresh eggs, honey, flowers, crafts and so ...

Communities in west Charlotte have fewer options when it comes to food than more affluent parts of town, where Publix-es and ...

Many food crops offer farmers a better return on their land than legacy crops like tobacco, corn and soy. While those crops can continue to have a profitable market, there are alternatives.

Leaders said they're looking at how the state and federal government can help these farmers. "Congress needs to act," Bonnie said in the NC Farm Bureau's social media video. "We need a farm bill ...

Sprouts Farmers Market has announced the grand opening of their second location in South Carolina. The new location is set to open on Friday, Sept. 27, at Aston’s North Hills Shopping Center on East ...

has exacerbated an already dire situation for farmers who are also grappling with drought conditions. 65% of NC counties have suffered agricultural losses. “We're seeing events like this all ...

Credit: USDA The indemnity programs were quickly implemented by the federal agriculture agency to help farmers who can’t sell milk on the market while their cows are sick. Dumping the product could be ...

For decades, Black farmers and others have argued that they've been left behind by the USDA's lending programs. When running for president in 2020, Biden vowed to fix that and bring more equity to ...

THIS MONTH. NEW. THIS AFTERNOON, WE WERE THE FIRST TO TELL YOU ABOUT A PLANT DISEASE IMPACTING STRAWBERRIES THIS YEAR, AND SINCE OUR STORY AIRED SEVERAL TRIAD FARMERS HAVE OPENED UP ABOUT THE ...

Now, the couple confronted a situation many aging family farmers fear: being forced to ... to be determined how impactful they are in the market because they’re still so new.” ...

The U.S. farm belt is headed for a bumper crop. Few farmers are celebrating, though. Grain prices, under pressure since the Covid commodity boom crested, have fallen further in 2024. Rainfall has ...