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Helene destroyed farmers' land, crops and equipment. In Henderson County, widely known for its apple farms, damages could reach up to $50 million for the county’s 450 farms.
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Rain in July helped most NC farms recover from June drought, but corn crop devastated. Some counties had too much rain and some not enough.
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A surge of North Carolinians are moving to rural areas to retire or to escape high housing costs in the Triangle. That's prompted some rural counties to find ways of both welcoming and preparing new residents for life alongside working farms.
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The two-day leadership training aims to help farmers in underserved counties with daily operations as well as strengthen their businesses for the long term.
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Farmers gamble millions—sometimes tens of millions —of dollars on the weather every year. When they place their bets on crops and animals, they look at…
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North Carolina's strawberry harvest is expected to be strong, even though a cold winter damaged some plants.Don Nicholson is a regional agronomist for the…
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Animal rights activists and journalists would be prohibited from going undercover into private businesses and secretly taking pictures and recordings of…
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Randy Lewis' dairy farm has been a gathering place for the people of Eli Whitney, N.C., for more than 50 years.His family's annual barn dances are living…
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Randy Lewis' dairy farm has been a gathering place for the people of Eli Whitney, N.C., for more than 50 years.His family's annual barn dances are living…