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FarmingFeast DownEast focuses on local farmsSubmitted by Katie Harden on Fri, 02/04/2011 - 4:57pm.READ MORE:  The Feast DownEast is working to build a sustainable local economy by supporting the efforts of local farmers and their produce. Today, the organization held a conference to meet with farmers and buyers to educate both on how they can have a brighter future.
Full story...Bladen farm turns to trufflesSubmitted by Nadine Maeser on Mon, 08/16/2010 - 11:27am.READ MORE: A delicacy that's grown in Italy, Spain and France is growing right here in our own backyard. Bladen County is putting itself on the map by growing a type of mushroom that's not easy to come by. A couple is uncovering the secrets of the black perigord truffle.
Full story...Farmers markets helps "Buy Local" pushSubmitted by WWAY on Thu, 10/08/2009 - 5:37pm.READ MORE:  Every Thursday morning vendors set up a farmers market at the Waterford Shops in Belville. But today was a little different, with an increased focus on buying local.
Full story...Beekeeping causes buzz in BurgawSubmitted by Guest on Fri, 03/21/2008 - 6:44pm.READ MORE: Beekeeping is a hobby that has recently been at the center of countless discussions due to a national and statewide honeybee shortage. It has especially been the buzz in Burgaw.
Full story...New hearing for Ag-MartSubmitted by Guest on Wed, 03/12/2008 - 7:13am.READ MORE:
The State Pesticide Board will hold a new hearing this summer on whether tomato grower Ag-Mart forced workers to stay in fields that had just been sprayed with chemicals.
Full story... » Easley forms panel on protecting workers from pesticidesSubmitted by WWAY on Wed, 01/16/2008 - 1:55pm.READ MORE:
Governor Mike Easley wants some ideas on how to better protect farm workers and others around pesticides.
Full story... » Pesticide Board to review Ag-Mart fineSubmitted by WWAY on Tue, 01/08/2008 - 10:18am.READ MORE:
A tomato grower accused of exposing North Carolina employees to toxic pesticides may not have to pay what was the largest fine in state history.
Full story... » Lack of rain hurts crops, livestockSubmitted by WWAY on Fri, 08/24/2007 - 5:44pm.READ MORE: Dry, hot weather damaging field crops on N.C. farmsSubmitted by WWAY on Wed, 08/08/2007 - 10:22am.READ MORE:
The dry, hot weather hitting North Carolina this week is expected to cost farmers millions of dollars in field crop losses.
Full story... » North Carolina farm products gaining internationallySubmitted by WWAY on Fri, 08/03/2007 - 9:25am.READ MORE:
The state ranked ninth out of the 50 states last year in agricultural exports. The report by the U.S. Agriculture Department says the state moved up three places from a year earlier.
Full story... » Pricey produce making it hard on farmersSubmitted by WWAY on Fri, 06/15/2007 - 5:29pm.READ MORE:  One Pender County farmer says pricey produce is making it hard for farms to survive.
Pig farmer Donald Hall said, "I've been raising hogs for about 16 years. It's not a hard job, you just need to keep up with what's going on."
Full story...Farmers welcome rain, need moreSubmitted by WWAY on Mon, 06/04/2007 - 9:10am.READ MORE: North Carolina farmers urge passage of immigration billSubmitted by WWAY on Fri, 06/01/2007 - 8:55am.READ MORE:
Farmers and agriculture leaders gathered at the state Farm Bureau yesterday in Raleigh and warned there could be a labor crisis if the legislation isn't passed.
Full story... » Bladen County residents talk turkey about Dublin poultry farmSubmitted by Meghan Torjussen on Wed, 05/09/2007 - 12:17am.READ MORE:
Bladen County residents told the Board of Health just what they're facing with the possibility of a turkey farm coming into Dublin. Some residents say they don't mind the farm, they just don't want it near where they live.
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