/tags/farms Farms en-US Copyright Fri, 01 Nov 2024 16:35:20 GMT /environment/2024-11-01/helene-western-north-carolina-farmers-recovery-apples-millions 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. Fri, 01 Nov 2024 16:35:20 GMT /environment/2024-11-01/helene-western-north-carolina-farmers-recovery-apples-millions Celeste Gracia /environment/2024-08-02/north-carolina-farms-drought-dry-wet-summer 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. Fri, 02 Aug 2024 16:22:39 GMT /environment/2024-08-02/north-carolina-farms-drought-dry-wet-summer Jane Winik Sartwell | Carolina Public Press /race-demographics/2023-03-20/country-life-isnt-all-peace-and-quiet-some-rural-communities-teach-newcomers-what-to-expect 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. Mon, 20 Mar 2023 22:04:57 GMT /race-demographics/2023-03-20/country-life-isnt-all-peace-and-quiet-some-rural-communities-teach-newcomers-what-to-expect Bradley George /race-demographics/2023-02-21/nc-a-t-hosts-educational-workshop-for-small-farmers-particularly-those-of-color 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. Tue, 21 Feb 2023 22:41:48 GMT /race-demographics/2023-02-21/nc-a-t-hosts-educational-workshop-for-small-farmers-particularly-those-of-color Sharryse Piggott /environment/2015-08-13/nc-farmers-face-climate-challenges 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… Thu, 13 Aug 2015 10:30:00 GMT /environment/2015-08-13/nc-farmers-face-climate-challenges Dave DeWitt /environment/2015-05-04/nc-strawberry-crop-survives-cold-snap 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… Mon, 04 May 2015 11:21:08 GMT /environment/2015-05-04/nc-strawberry-crop-survives-cold-snap Rebecca Martinez /politics/2015-04-22/undercover-investigations-of-animal-cruelty-could-become-a-crime Animal rights activists and journalists would be prohibited from going undercover into private businesses and secretly taking pictures and recordings of… Wed, 22 Apr 2015 04:33:37 GMT /politics/2015-04-22/undercover-investigations-of-animal-cruelty-could-become-a-crime Jorge Valencia /show/the-state-of-things/2015-03-10/the-last-barn-dance-innovation-at-a-north-carolina-dairy-farm 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… Tue, 10 Mar 2015 16:03:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2015-03-10/the-last-barn-dance-innovation-at-a-north-carolina-dairy-farm Will Michaels, Phoebe Judge /business-economy/2015-03-10/the-last-barn-dance-innovation-at-a-north-carolina-dairy-farm 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… Tue, 10 Mar 2015 16:03:00 GMT /business-economy/2015-03-10/the-last-barn-dance-innovation-at-a-north-carolina-dairy-farm Will Michaels, Phoebe Judge