News Roundup: July 14-20
Each week we round up the latest N.C. agricultural headlines from news outlets across the state and country, as well as excerpts from the stories. Click on the links to go straight to the full story.
- “National drought a double-edged sword for NC farmers,” WWAY: The drought across much of the country is threatening to drive up the price of a lot of the food we eat. Here in the Cape Fear it’s a double-edged sword for corn farmers. …
- “How to be sure what you’re buying is really farm fresh,” WBTV: It’s a trend to buy local and get your food from farm to table fast. However, if you asked 10 people to define local you’d likely get 10 different answers. …
- “Farmers get creative to ease burden of Midwest drought,” News & Observer: While many Wisconsin dairy farmers worry they won’t have enough feed for their cows this winter if the severe drought doesn’t break soon, Matt Winker has a plan. …
- “Federal agency backs NY Plum Island sale,” Charlotte Observer: A federal agency supports a plan to sell New York’s Plum Island, home to the country’s only laboratory that studies infectious animal diseases that could affect the livestock industry, according to a draft report by the agency. …
- “N.C. Biotech Center’s new crop center targets feed for swine industry,” WRAL: The North Carolina Biotechnology Center is launching a new center to drive creation and commercialization of biotechnology-based crops. …
- “Reminder to vaccinate horses after two die from EEE,” Richmond County Daily Journal: Horse owners in North Carolina are being reminded to vaccinate their horses to prevent the spread of disease to other horses, pets or even humans, state officials said on Tuesday. …
- “Heat damage to corn appears minimal,” Southern Farm Network: When the hot dry weather set in, some corn fields were pollinating. NC State Extension Corn Specialist Dr. Ron Heiniger says the damage isn’t as extensive as was originally thought. …
- “Shoppers can go online for fine NC wine,” Hendersonville Times-News: North Carolina’s first online wine store for exclusive, award-winning, consumer quality-rated wines from the state’s boutique wineries debuted this month at www.NorthCarolinaWineGifts.com. …
- “EPA drops proposed livestock farm reporting rule,” Charlotte Observer: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency won’t adopt a proposed rule that would have required large livestock farms to report information about their operations. …
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