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A North Carolina farm family who lost tens of thousands of Christmas trees to Helene will celebrate their own Christmas with a five-foot "hurricane tree" that's "perfect for us this year."

Reporter Jane Winik Sartwell talks about Helene's toll on crops, farms, and farmers in North Carolina.

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.

Longtime incumbent Steve Troxler is again seeking reelection to an office he’s held for two decades. Democrat Sarah Taber is challenging him. Agriculture is North Carolina’s largest industry, and while the Agriculture Commissioner doesn’t generate frequent headlines, the job is crucial to the state’s economy.

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.

Researchers at North Carolina State University are building a database of plant images to train future AI tools for agriculture.

A deadly fungus could destroy most of the world’s supply of Cavendish bananas, but a company in North Carolina's Research Triangle Park is trying to save the banana through gene editing.

The CROPS Project, funded by the National Science Foundation, will build a 42-county Ag Tech Corridor with the help of several universities across North Carolina.

It may be an ancient crop, but sesame is hot right now thanks to the growing popularity of hummus and tahini. Sesame oils are also used to make cosmetics.

Cooper says one provision in the wide-ranging agriculture bill would weaken protections for wetlands and allow more pollution.