Stories - Subject = People in the News

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9/9/2022 Overcoming cancer on the farm
9/9/2022 NCSPA hires a new executive director
9/7/2022 Meet the 2022 Southeastern farmers of the year
8/31/2022 N.C. farmer dies after vehicle slides into waste lagoon
8/30/2022 Veteran NC venture capitalist wins ag business excellence award
8/19/2022 Dennis Niemeyer inducted into the WNC Agricultural Hall of Fame
8/19/2022 American Fruit Grower picks Edneyville's Barnwell as its East Region Apple Grower of the Year
8/19/2022 Q&A: Jeff Rowe, Global President of Syngenta Crop Protection
8/17/2022 How to spot a grandparents scam
8/16/2022 Notable neighbor Tom Dyson: Fascination with biology led to cooperative extension career
8/15/2022 Wayne and Randolph county farmers finish among top 3 in wheat yield contest
8/15/2022 NC student receives Cynthia Hayes Scholarship for rising stars in sustainable agriculture
8/12/2022 Remembering loyal CALS friend and retiree Tom Mease
8/11/2022 ‘Statesman’ Daughtry remembered
8/10/2022 Why this outstanding apple grower is known as a Carolina crusader
7/28/2022 Mountaire’s new community relations manager aims to foster relationships
7/27/2022 Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, John Mellencamp headline Farm Aid Fest’s return to North Carolina
7/27/2022 Aging farmers are at greater risk of suicide, study finds
7/27/2022 The new 988 mental health hotline is live. Here's what to know
7/26/2022 NC’s Katie Haynes named Miss United States Agriculture People’s Choice
7/25/2022 Kevin Matthews North Carolina Farmer of the Year 2022
7/21/2022 Former NC commerce, environmental secretary John Skvarla dies
7/8/2022 Celebrate your ag mentor through the Syngenta #RootedinAg contest
7/7/2022 North Carolina Apple Festival announces 2022 Apple Ambassador
7/5/2022 Ben Cowin is 2022 Peanut Efficiency Winner for upper Southeast
6/30/2022 Donnie Lassiter earns state's highest FFA degree
6/24/2022 First monkeypox case reported in North Carolina
6/24/2022 Lisa Price, wife of NC Congressman David Price, dies at 82
6/24/2022 Vote for Miss United States Agriculture - deadline Friday, 6/24/22
6/15/2022 Warren appointed to Cattlemen’s Beef Board
6/6/2022 Majority of farm families worry about major medical expenses, and it could threaten their...
5/25/2022 Extension director hits job at full speed (Haywood Co,)
5/20/2022 Nation’s top weed scientists recognized
5/19/2022 Joseph McClees Obituary (1945 - 2022) - Oriental, NC
5/11/2022 Mental Health Month puts focus on farmer stress
5/9/2022 4th generation farmer and 1st gen. graduate from NC State plans to continue family's farm legacy
5/9/2022 2022 World Food Prize Laureate awarded
4/18/2022 Livestock shows are a way of life for UMO student Taylor Glover
4/1/2022 Law enforcement: Scammers preying on older people may appear as trusted advisers
3/29/2022 Bringing veterans into the world of agriculture (NC)
3/23/2022 Urban farmer looks to spur more women to the field (Winston-Salem)
3/22/2022 Linda Garrou, former NC Senate budget leader, dies at 79
2/7/2022 USDA announces appointments to the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board
2/3/2022 Iredell Cooperative Extension welcomes new agriculture-horticulture extension agent
2/1/2022 N.C. Forest Service County Ranger Robert Montague receives the Governor’s Award for Excellence...
1/31/2022 Farm Credits of NC Innovative Young Farmer of the Year announced
1/28/2022 U.S. Poultry & Egg Association 2022 officers and directors
1/27/2022 Davis in N.C. Soil & Water District Hall of Fame
1/27/2022 The Soil Health Institute welcomes three new team members
1/20/2022 Meet the new leader for NC Department of Commerce’s clean energy economic development work
1/20/2022 Meet Paige Petticrew: Horticulture agent for Lenoir County
1/20/2022 NC Soybean: Congratulations to the 2021 yield contest winners
1/19/2022 WNC Agricultural Hall of Fame relocates, nominations sought
1/17/2022 Moore County farmer wins Top Grower award
1/17/2022 Industry leader takes the reins for ResponsibleAg
1/14/2022 Purdue Extension Farm Stress Team aims to reduce stigma surrounding mental health
1/11/2022 Popular longtime farmers retire, leaving legacy of love and community
1/10/2022 Governor Cooper announces state boards and commissions appointments
1/6/2022 New poll shows signs of reduced stigma around farmer mental health
1/4/2022 At 82, Patterson remains regarded soybean expert, respected professor
1/4/2022 NC’s Broadband Infrastructure Office has new leader
1/3/2022 Dr. Mandy Cohen successor Kody Kinsley sworn in as DHHS secretary
12/24/2021 2022 N.C. Miss Agriculture Advocacy Ambassador advocates for people with special needs...
12/23/2021 $5,000 grants to 50 young farmers to build careers in agriculture
12/21/2021 NASDA Foundation welcomes 20 MANRRS students to 2022 Agriculture Policy Summit in the...
12/17/2021 2021 Corn Yield Contest winners announced
12/10/2021 ‘Tis the season to not get scammed
12/8/2021 Governor Cooper appoints new NC ABC Commission Chairman
12/8/2021 Nine appointed to inaugural N.C. Spiritous Liquor Advisory Council
12/8/2021 AgCarolina Farm Credit announces director election results
12/6/2021 Mountaire names year’s top growers
12/6/2021 Flow is new chairman of Golden LEAF Foundation; Rockingham wins $992,000 grant
12/6/2021 U.S. Apple announces new NextGen Apple Fellowship
12/6/2021 Bob Dole, the last of the Senate legends from World War II, has died
12/6/2021 Secretary Mandy Cohen to step down as DHHS Secretary, Governor Cooper selects current DHHS...
12/3/2021 Fifth-generation farmer wins 2021 Syngenta #RootedinAg Contest
12/2/2021 Farmer found waist-deep in grain silo rescued after 5 hours, NC officials say
12/1/2021 Carolina Farm Credit board leaders elected
11/30/2021 In the LimeLight: Nine North Carolinians receive state’s highest civilian honor
11/22/2021 Leadership transition at ASAP
11/22/2021 Long hours, lone-working key factors leading to loneliness in farming
11/18/2021 Local business giant supports N.C. PSI to drive innovation, sustainability in agriculture
11/18/2021 NC House Speaker Tim Moore won’t run for Congress, seeking another term as speaker
11/16/2021 Curtis Wynn honored with North Carolina Rural Leadership Award
11/9/2021 50 and 100 years strong in the Hereford breed (NC breeder)
11/8/2021 Painter leaves lasting impact on citizens of Caswell County
11/4/2021 Beaufort County businessman joins NC Wildlife Federation’s Board of Directors
11/2/2021 House of Raeford nutritionist honored by NC State
10/29/2021 Dr. Sandy Maddox recognized as Agricultural Advocate of the Year
10/29/2021 Smithfield Foods' Steve Evans named to Forbes' Inaugural List of 50 Black & Brown Champions
10/28/2021 Lewis Nursery and Farms mourns the death of founding member Beth Lewis Williams
10/25/2021 A passion for plants and a desire to help farmers
10/20/2021 South Carolina farmer is top Southeastern farmer for 2021
10/20/2021 Ag honoree known for ability to change (Wilkes Co.)
10/19/2021 Applications now available for Innovative Young Farmer Award
10/19/2021 Four inducted into Livestock Hall of Fame
10/18/2021 Meet the top 10 southeastern farmers of 2021
10/14/2021 Extension names 2021 Outstanding Farmer of the Year
10/13/2021 5th generation cotton farmer honored by NC State Park Scholars
10/12/2021 Weston McCorkle – The Voice of the State Fair livestock shows
10/8/2021 Farmer of the Year luncheon still slated for first day of Sunbelt Ag Expo
10/6/2021 Chairman David Scott announces staff addition and promotions to staff roles
10/5/2021 Ag Extension has new staff members
9/30/2021 ‘Genius grant’ for professor who created prairie strips to reduce farm runoff
9/24/2021 NASDA elects Ball of New York as president
9/21/2021 Farmer to fill unexpired term of deceased Alexander commissioner
9/21/2021 Every four hours someone is hit by a train
9/20/2021 Governor Cooper proclaims September 15 - October 15, 2021 as Hispanic Heritage Month
9/17/2021 North Carolina Republican candidate Jim Snyder dead at 77
9/14/2021 Eating, N.C. — Raleigh man named NCRLA chef of the year
9/13/2021 Fostering the next generation of N.C. agriculture leaders
9/10/2021 Obituary: Glenn Jernigan Sr.
9/8/2021 Nominations being accepted for Chamber’s annual ag awards
9/6/2021 The 'Colonel' of Southern crop protection dies
9/6/2021 Richmind Co. owners named Apple Farmer of the Year; Apple Festival kicks off in Hendersonville
8/27/2021 Sunbelt and Swisher celebrate farmers of the year- NC's James L. Lamb
8/18/2021 Ex-NC lawmaker gets probation for campaign money scheme
8/16/2021 First look at 2020 census for North Carolina
8/16/2021 Brothers killed in Ohio manure pit accident
8/12/2021 Kalera CEO makes an impact on the future of farming (NCSU graduate)
8/9/2021 Craddock is new Extension agent
8/3/2021 NC State Veterinary Medicine grad named U.S. Chief Veterinary Officer
7/26/2021 APRES 2021 concludes with recognition of excellence
7/16/2021 China reports man hospitalized with bird flu
7/13/2021 Smithfield Foods names president, CEO (NC native)
7/9/2021 Asheville chef defeats Gordon Ramsay in cookoff on National Geographic TV series
7/7/2021 The sweet potato whisperer
7/7/2021 How does one become a barbecue pitmaster? We asked, and were surprised, about the title
7/2/2021 For peanuts, cooperation is a big part of success
7/1/2021 Agribusiness takes on mental health
6/24/2021 Where are North Carolina’s newest residents moving from?
6/22/2021 NC ballot probe figure McCrae Dowless pleads guilty to benefit fraud
6/21/2021 New conservation executive director educates on importance of agriculture in rural communities
6/15/2021 Tackling NC’s rural provider shortage, one residency slot at a time
6/11/2021 New Executive Director named at Foundation for Soil & Water Conservation
6/8/2021 Neil Dierks announces plans to retire from NPPC
6/7/2021 Knightdale pit master to compete on Food Network’s Season 2 of BBQ Brawl
6/7/2021 NC producer named to National Pork Board Appointments
6/7/2021 Tyson Foods CEO resigns due to personal reasons after just eight months in the job
6/2/2021 New documentary explores untold stories of local moonshine history
6/1/2021 Vilsack congratulates World Food Prize winner
5/28/2021 Revived original Southern peanut, tapped to revive more heirlooms
5/24/2021 Pink Hill man gets 6 ½ years after causing more than $600M in losses from tobacco smuggling...
5/19/2021 North Carolina lured Reisig from native California
5/19/2021 AgYouth Leadership scholarship recipients selected
5/18/2021 Packer interview: Michelle Grainger of the North Carolina SweetPotato Commission
5/13/2021 Annual #RootedinAg contest now accepting entries
5/12/2021 NC Ag Commissioner Troxler: May is recognized as Mental Health Month
5/10/2021 Passing of Joseph Alexander Gregory, Sr.
5/10/2021 Watch out for email scams claiming to be from the Attorney General
5/7/2021 New CEO to lead North Carolina Peanut Growers Association
5/6/2021 I AM CALS: Dalton Dockery wins public service award
5/4/2021 Helicopter pilot killed in crash while spraying crops in North Carolina: officials
5/3/2021 SCPA hires John Campbell as State Affairs Director
4/30/2021 Charlie Cahoon filled some big weed shoes in North Carolina
4/28/2021 State highway patrol encourages driver vigilance around agricultural areas
4/28/2021 They said weed science was dying, but then things changed
4/27/2021 Population gains and losses create two Americas, and the difference is mostly along rural-urban...
4/19/2021 NC emergency management director retiring
4/16/2021 Official: 1 dead in collapse of old N Carolina bridge
4/16/2021 Standing out from the crowd: Ron Simmons isn't your average hog farmer
4/15/2021 Farms, Food & You Podcast: Veterans in North Carolina Agriculture
4/13/2021 Bob Sutter has seen many changes in the peanut industry
4/13/2021 Man suffers head injury after being thrown off tractor in crash
4/9/2021 Forest supervisor balances population, budget and environmental concerns
4/9/2021 Annual Cynthia Hayes Memorial Scholarships awarded to three rising stars in sustainable agriculture
4/8/2021 Brian Deanes receives Marine Patrol Officer of the Year award
4/7/2021 ENC barbecue titan Wilber Shirley passes away
4/6/2021 U.S. Poultry & Egg Association elects leadership
4/5/2021 The secret to A&T grad's success (and special sauce)? Love.
4/2/2021 Duke Energy announces key leadership appointments
4/2/2021 Southern States Cooperative announces new president and CEO
3/31/2021 ASA, Corteva Agriscience announce 38th Young Leader Class
3/30/2021 NASDA hires Joe Reardon to lead food safety activities and partnerships with FDA
3/25/2021 Female Lenoir County hog farmer is one of the increasing numbers of women in agriculture
3/25/2021 Apple Hill Farm named runner-up for NC A&T Cooperative Extension Small Farm of the Year
3/24/2021 Innovative practices lead to Small Farmer of the Year award
3/23/2021 Dr. Blake Brown of Boone receives North Carolina’s Excellence in Agriculture Award
3/22/2021 N.C. ‘Economic Oracle’ to retire this month
3/18/2021 Sullivan Farm: Allies in agricultural gains
3/17/2021 NC county’s new agricultural center to honor Black extension agent who broke barriers
3/17/2021 Groundbreaking set for new Durham elementary school named to honor Black farmers
3/16/2021 2021 winner Jerry Hamill exemplifies High Cotton Award (Enfield, NC)
3/15/2021 Agricultural awards presented to two
3/11/2021 Beloved dairy researcher Klaenhammer dies
3/11/2021 NASDA CEO announces retirement
3/11/2021 Beyond Measure: Cathy Herring to retire
3/8/2021 NPPC elects new officers, board members
3/5/2021 Missing 35-year-old man last seen on Clinton hog farm
3/5/2021 National Cooperative Extension awards-nominations being accepted
3/5/2021 ‘Make it OK to discuss mental health’
3/5/2021 Roy Poage: The grandfather of modern swine production
3/1/2021 Bobbie Richardson elected 1st Black NC Democratic chair
2/26/2021 Commodity Classic launches podcast on farm stress, mental health
2/25/2021 NCDA&CS employee Charlie Clark recently received the "Friend of the Apple Grower" award...
2/18/2021 Statement on the passing of former TFI President Ford West
2/17/2021 Brandon Batten: Putting advanced farm tech to work
2/17/2021 Meet the new WTO chief
2/16/2021 Meet Mountaire Farms' 'new' Community Relations Manager, Jarrod Lowery
2/15/2021 Absorb lessons from a farmer who’s traveled to 16 countries to study agriculture (NC)
2/15/2021 Cotton Council International elects 2021 officers
2/9/2021 New soil/watershed conservationist joins staff
2/8/2021 R.C. Soles Jr., former North Carolina lawmaker, dead at 86
2/5/2021 'We are facing extinction': Black farmers in steep decline
2/5/2021 The NC hippie in high heels - from big pharma to hemp farm
2/5/2021 Regan outlines clear focus on environmental health and engagement with all stakeholders...
2/4/2021 EPA nominee Regan pledges 'urgency' on climate change at confirmation hearing
2/4/2021 Sens. Burr, Tillis introduce EPA Administrator nominee Michael Regan at Senate...
2/4/2021 NC Nursery & Landscape Association announces 2020 industry award winners
2/3/2021 Farms, Food & You: Extraordinary farmer, extraordinary eggs
2/1/2021 M. Ray McKinnie ’76 reaches back with animal sciences scholarship
1/27/2021 NC A&T Cooperative Extension's Kurt Smith passes
1/22/2021 NC board rules aerial pesticide pilot must pay $1,400 for damage to residential property
1/22/2021 Former Bayer ag CEO named chairman of AgBiome
1/21/2021 Burchell named Halifax Cooperative Extension director
1/21/2021 Rural mental health workshop reminds nation’s farmers ‘it’s OK to not be OK’
1/20/2021 USDA appoints members to the Task Force on Agricultural Air Quality Research (NC members)
1/19/2021 USDA and USTR select NAMI staff to serve on key ag trade advisory committees
1/18/2021 Appointments to National Pork Producers Delegate Body
1/18/2021 USDA/USTR announce appointment of advisory panels
1/18/2021 Chairman Scott announces staff promotions
1/15/2021 NASDA celebrates CEO’s reappointment to the USDA and USTR Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee
1/13/2021 Passing of Louis C. Johnson
1/13/2021 2020 Soybean Yield Contest winners announced
1/11/2021 Hardison takes reins at Extension
1/8/2021 The 4 crisis management types
1/8/2021 Farm Bureau poll shows impact of Covid-19 on mental health
1/6/2021 Ag leader Miles Ervin Lineberger dies
12/30/2020 Longtime NC Senate leader Basnight dies
12/24/2020 New livestock agent starts at N.C. Cooperative Extension
12/21/2020 In Memoriam: Terry Curtin, visionary NC State Veterinary Medicine founding dean
12/15/2020 More people hunted, fished this year in NC
12/14/2020 AgCarolina Farm Credit announces director election results
12/10/2020 Three to join N.C. Agricultural Hall of Fame
12/9/2020 U.S. Apple Association seeks new class of young leaders
12/4/2020 House of Raeford shooting suspect evading authorities
12/4/2020 Mills comes to NC Cooperative Extension in Randolph County to serve as horticulture agent
11/30/2020 Durwood S. Laughinghouse (death)
11/27/2020 SPW On RFD-TV: NC SweetPotatoes gets a new a new chief
11/25/2020 State winners for wheat growers' 2020 contest announced
11/24/2020 Video: NC man injured in grain bin incident shares story of recovery
11/23/2020 Watauga County Cooperative Extension announces 2020 Farm City Award winners
11/18/2020 Online Workshop Series: Suicide Bereavement in Farm Country
11/17/2020 Jose “Pepe” Calderon markets sweet potatoes internationally
11/12/2020 Chatham County farmer celebrates 10 years with leading farm sustainability certifier
11/12/2020 Nebraska farmer wins the 2020 Syngenta #RootedinAg Contest
11/12/2020 Farmer of the Year James Lamb innovates in two roles
11/10/2020 Nominations open for Innovative Young Farmer of the Year
11/9/2020 North Carolina Ports announces next chief operating officer
11/3/2020 Newest Wayne County Agriculture Hall of Fame inductees
10/30/2020 Local Extension Agent receives national agricultural award
10/30/2020 7 steps to reduce pandemic fatigue
10/28/2020 North Carolina farm earns district honor- Grayhouse Farm is the District 3 Producer of the Year
10/21/2020 Smithfield Foods CEO Ken Sullivan to retire in early 2021
10/21/2020 N.C. A&T horticulture specialist receives Regional Excellence in Extension Award
10/19/2020 New York native finds opportunity, home on North Carolina farm
10/15/2020 A New Track: Malheiros moves into reproductive physiology position
10/15/2020 Making sense of the 2020 Census: Census ends October 15
10/14/2020 2020 Trailblazers in North Carolina
10/12/2020 James Russell Capps, longtime NC lawmaker, dies at 89
10/12/2020 Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to World Food Programme
10/9/2020 Applications now available for Innovative Young Farmer Award
10/8/2020 U.S. indicts six more chicken executives over alleged price fixing
10/5/2020 BREAKING: Former HSUS CEO subpoenaed regarding sexism, cover up
10/2/2020 Nidiffers named 2020 North Carolina Small Farmers of the Year
9/29/2020 Community Conversation: “What Can Rural Communities and People of Faith Do to Prevent Suicide?”
9/28/2020 Former HSUS exec gets life in prison
9/28/2020 Judge orders Census Bureau to keep counting through October
9/24/2020 2 killed in fire at North Carolina paper packaging mill
9/24/2020 Winners announced in the WNC Livestock Expo
9/24/2020 With one week left, NC Census response lags nation by 3.8 percentage points
9/23/2020 Nominations Open: Certified Crop Adviser Conservationist of the Year Award
9/22/2020 Franklin County author releases new “Book of Mules” edition with true farm stories
9/22/2020 Former Congressman Mike McIntyre joins Ward and Smith
9/21/2020 Censky to leave USDA, return to ASA
9/18/2020 As death rates climb in rural NC, COVID-19 has shown up ‘with a vengeance’
9/18/2020 Karen Reardon named the 2020 Environmental Communicator of the Year
9/17/2020 Voting period extended for Syngenta's #RootedinAg contest- NC crop adviser
9/17/2020 World Food Prize scholarship recipients announced
9/16/2020 Opinion: Stop expecting life to go back to normal next year
9/15/2020 NC’s rural provider shortage persists despite decades of efforts
9/15/2020 Many in NC still not counted as census deadline approaches
9/14/2020 7 steps to reduce farm and financial stress
9/14/2020 USApple passes gavel to new board chair
9/11/2020 Faculty Focus: Nelson to help USDA guide agricultural innovation
9/11/2020 Q&A with UPL's Chief Technology Officer Adrian Percy
9/10/2020 Batting 1000: Feed milling awarded third DELTA Grant
9/9/2020 Harvest of shame: Farmworkers face coronavirus disaster
9/4/2020 Who should get coronavirus vaccines first? Here’s what the CDC is telling states
9/4/2020 First human case of eastern equine encephalitis virus in Wisconsin during 2020
9/3/2020 Legacy in the land: Terry Rogers inducted to WNC Agricultural Hall of Fame
9/3/2020 'Kiss the Ground'- Netflix movie features soil health pioneers Ray Archuleta, Gabe Brown
9/3/2020 Large antibody study offers hope for virus vaccine efforts
9/2/2020 NCDA&CS staffer honored as public servants to agriculture at NASDA’s annual meeting
8/31/2020 Billions of dollars at risk as North Carolina's 2020 Census response rate lags behind rest of US
8/28/2020 New COVID-19 prevention campaign in Spanish
8/28/2020 New NCDHHS toolkit to help community organizations host COVID-19 testing events
8/28/2020 NCDHHS announces COVID-19 support services program for individuals in isolation or quarantine
8/27/2020 Plea agreement of ex-NC state Rep. David Lewis accepted
8/24/2020 NC health departments planning for vaccine release as early as the fall
8/20/2020 112 workers test positive for coronavirus at Alleghany County Christmas tree farm
8/17/2020 George Howard Burns, 77, supported NC farmers with the USDA and FHA administrations
8/17/2020 New extension agent to promote local farming
8/14/2020 ISASH announces 2020 recipients of the Maynard Coe Professional Achievement and President’s Awards
8/14/2020 NC’s current 2020 Census response is concerning
8/12/2020 Dog that died at NCSU vet school tested positive for coronavirus
8/12/2020 Ag program provides many opportunties for local man
8/11/2020 Ken Anderson: The good egg
8/10/2020 Daniel Weathington 1946 - 2020 - obituary
8/10/2020 Syngenta: Vote for your favorite #RootedinAg finalist (NC finalist)
8/6/2020 Agriculture loses longtime advocate Dan Weathington
8/6/2020 Returning to our roots: Black Americans are redefining relationship to the land with...
8/6/2020 BAT plans CEO change at Reynolds; Oberlander stepping down Aug. 31 after two years at helm
8/5/2020 Zippy Duvall on battling COVID-19 in his own words
8/5/2020 Dan Weathington passes away
7/31/2020 Heat-related illness cases on the rise
7/31/2020 Michelle Grainger takes reins of NC SweetPotato Commission
7/31/2020 Greensboro joins other NC cities highlighting black farmers
7/30/2020 First U.S. dog to test positive for COVID-19 dies
7/30/2020 New biography says legacy of tobacco heiress has been erased from the history books
7/28/2020 Local doctors looking for coronavirus vaccine trial volunteers
7/27/2020 Chance of dying from COVID-19 is higher in NC’s rural counties, report says
7/27/2020 Study identifies six different "types" of COVID-19
7/27/2020 CDC guidance on daily life coping: Personal and social activities
7/23/2020 2020 4-H Avian Bowl winners
7/22/2020 Wake Research to provide COVID-19 clinical trials nationwide-seeking volunteers in Fayetteville
7/22/2020 Voice for hemp appointed to USDA/USTR committee
7/21/2020 Herring, Zieba appointed to Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee
7/17/2020 S.C. dog confirmed with virus that causes COVID-19
7/16/2020 Urban farmer hopes to encourage more women to raise food
7/16/2020 Alumna designs and donates masks with farmworker safety in mind
7/16/2020 James L. Lamb named 2020 North Carolina Farmer of the Year
7/16/2020 ‘Anti-science’ attitudes undermining US efforts as coronavirus cases soar
7/13/2020 NC census numbers update
7/10/2020 Local farmer featured on 'Kelly Clarkson Show'
7/10/2020 AFBF President Zippy Duvall tests positive for COVID-19
7/9/2020 Webinar Series: Mental health for farming and rural communities (LAST ONE THURSDAY!)
7/8/2020 Experts rank everyday activities by coronavirus risk level
7/8/2020 Free Rural Resilience: Farm Stress Training
7/7/2020 Background gives new agent tools to help local farmers be successful (Union County)
7/6/2020 N.C. not doing enough to protect immigrant farmworkers from coronavirus, advocates say
7/1/2020 Becky Boston: A distinguished 30-year CALS career
6/30/2020 Jenna Wadsworth: Black farmers matter
6/30/2020 N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission announces new executive director
6/30/2020 Rural counties set record for new cases of COVID-19
6/29/2020 North Carolina Ports executive director retiring, successor named
6/29/2020 CDC updates, expands list of people at risk of severe COVID-19 illness
6/26/2020 Watch that sun, don't become overdone
6/25/2020 Volunteers needed for coronavirus vaccine trial in Wilmington
6/24/2020 Health officials, volunteers focus efforts on Latino community disproportionately affected...
6/23/2020 In the healing field: Former A&T professor helps veterans discover the mental benefits of ag...
6/22/2020 'An alley without exit.' Experts worry COVID-19 among Latinos will get dire without support
6/18/2020 CEFS stands with Black, Indigenous and all People of Color
6/3/2020 Third-generation farmer, UMO grad helps run family's large farm
6/2/2020 Wayne County Extension Master Gardeners awards scholarships
5/29/2020 North Carolina USDA scientist honored for genetics work
5/29/2020 USDA: NC pug never contracted COVID-19
5/28/2020 Suicide prevention webinar May 28 + upcoming dates
5/27/2020 Nominations open for 2021 Potatoes USA Board
5/22/2020 Nichols to retire after 28 years at Cotton Incorporated
5/21/2020 Syngenta announces key leadership appointments
5/20/2020 Pandemic threatens to deepen crisis in mental health care
5/15/2020 COVID breathes life into North Carolina’s rural telehealth, but broadband remains an obstacle
5/13/2020 Nominations sought for 2020 Cumberland County Agricultural Hall of Fame
5/12/2020 Faculty Focus: Holland wins international maize genetics award
5/11/2020 NC State alumnus becomes National Sports Turf Managers Association president
5/8/2020 Sen. Thom Tillis Update: Mental health during the coronavirus pandemic
5/6/2020 Peterson statement on retirement of CFTC Commissioner Brian Quintenz
5/5/2020 NC Agromedicine Institute: COVID-19 and farmer stress
5/4/2020 Former North Carolina state Sen. Tony Rand dies of cancer at age 80
4/29/2020 Can dogs get coronavirus? Possible first canine case is detected in NC family’s pet
4/29/2020 Researcher: Pet parents need not worry about getting coronavirus from furry family members
4/29/2020 2 New York cats become the first U.S. pets to test positive for coronavirus
4/23/2020 Combat stress, boost well-being while sheltering in place
4/22/2020 Cooped up by coronavirus? Ex-astronaut José Hernández has NASA-approved tips to stay sane
4/9/2020 Apple grower Ken Justus remembered for contributions to argitourism, Henderson County industry
4/9/2020 Rural resilience online course
4/3/2020 Five tips to staying calm during COVID-19 pandemic
4/2/2020 Rooted in Moore County agriculture, Williams was an agent for change
4/2/2020 Four growers recognized at Annual Gold Star Growers Meeting
3/31/2020 How much should the public know about who has the coronavirus?
3/30/2020 COVID-19 could kill 2,400 in NC and strain available hospital beds, projection model says
3/26/2020 30 under 30 award winners announced for 2020 (NC winner)
3/23/2020 Altria CEO Howard Willard contracts coronavirus, takes medical leave
3/18/2020 How long is the incubation period for the coronavirus?
3/16/2020 Corrells named Outstanding Conservation Farm Family of the year
3/11/2020 Midwest farmers face a crisis. Hundreds are dying by suicide.
3/6/2020 Farm State of Mind campaign to support rural mental health
3/3/2020 Peterson congratulates Larew on election as National Farmers Union president
2/28/2020 Black History Month: ARS scientist (& NC native) heads top entomology group
2/26/2020 National Cotton Council appoints NC producers to positions
2/25/2020 Regional winners of the Conservation Legacy Award (NC winner)
2/21/2020 Innovative Young Farmer Award presented by Farm Credit Associations of NC
2/21/2020 Ag mental health network gears up
2/20/2020 Hertford Cooperative Extension welcomes new agent
2/19/2020 Russell Hedrick harvests dollars in yield vs. profit farm battle
2/19/2020 ‘He was my big, strong brother’: Inside one Iowa family’s anguish amid a rise in farmer suicides
2/14/2020 A Sheep-ish Exit: Dan Campeau retires, keeps raising livestock
2/10/2020 Alice Scott receives Excellence in Agriculture Award
2/10/2020 Nominations open for WNC Agricultural Hall of Fame
2/7/2020 Growers, legislators honored at Winter Apple School
2/7/2020 Body of fisherman who disappeared in Pamlico Sound found
2/7/2020 Familiar face takes lead at NC Wheat
2/6/2020 NC GOP director leaving after 8 months
2/3/2020 Randolph Extension has two new faces
1/31/2020 Pork leadership announced
1/29/2020 Former head of Smithfield Foods union pleads guilty to embezzling workers’ money
1/24/2020 North Carolina farmer breaks 100-bushel beans for third straight year
1/22/2020 Sweet potato leader Jimmy Burch dies
1/16/2020 Pate named soil, water conservation director
1/16/2020 NC Soybean Producers elect seven growers to board
1/14/2020 Don Jones receives 2019 cotton genetics research award
1/9/2020 1 dead, 2 missing after shrimp boat sinks off North Carolina coast, Coast Guard says
1/8/2020 Agroecology professor receives national USDA teaching award
12/31/2019 Grassley says it's time to talk about mental health on the farm
12/27/2019 Tech Legends: AgTechInventures: Karen LeVert — coming full circle
12/19/2019 Virginia grower tops 600 in corn yield contest
12/17/2019 Gov. Cooper honors Farm Bureau president Larry Wooten with Rural Leadership Award
12/13/2019 Joint effort announced to combat farmer stress
12/11/2019 Shawn Harding elected 12th North Carolina Farm Bureau president
12/9/2019 2020 Schedule: Auxin Herbicides-Best Management Practices
12/6/2019 Extraordinary leadership- Larry Wooten
12/6/2019 It took 3 presidents nearly 14 years to fill this federal judgeship in North Carolina
12/5/2019 Bean named CCO at N.C. Ports
12/5/2019 Alice Scott earns Excellence in Agriculture Award
12/4/2019 RISE announces new president
12/3/2019 Hawkins named NC rural advocate of the year
12/3/2019 2019 NC State Fair hay show winners
11/26/2019 Jones recognized for 4-H support at Farm City event
11/26/2019 Beard posthumously inducted into Cumberland County Agricultural Hall of Fame
11/19/2019 NC producer appointed to the United Soybean Board
11/19/2019 Livestock agents, directors, and faculty win North Carolina Cooperative Extension awards
11/18/2019 A Midwest farm family struggles to recover after rising debt pushes a husband to suicide
11/13/2019 Suicide prevention
11/13/2019 Practical solutions for dealing with farm stress
11/11/2019 Farm icon ‘Mr. Thad’ Sharp dies
11/7/2019 Former NC Sen. Apodaca said no thanks on Board of Governor's seat
11/7/2019 NRDC announces Gina McCarthy as president & CEO
11/5/2019 Coroner identifies man who died after falling into large grain bin near Lake City
10/31/2019 Commissioner Steve Troxler: Six inducted into N.C. State Fair Livestock Hall of Fame
10/30/2019 Worker dies after falling into poultry processing equipment in Duplin County
10/29/2019 Former US Senator Kay Hagan dead at 66 after three-year battle with encephalitis
10/25/2019 If a Democrat beats Trump in 2020, could this NC judge join the Supreme Court?
10/24/2019 Applications now available for Innovative Young Farmer Award
10/23/2019 Derek Aday named American Fisheries Society Fellow
10/16/2019 WNC providers turning attention to farmworkers' mental health
10/16/2019 VA farmer Michael H. McDowell named 2019 Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year
10/11/2019 Former Humane Society exec convicted of child sex trafficking
10/7/2019 Tobacco Farm Life Museum accepting nominations for Innovative Young Farmer of the Year
10/4/2019 With a Jamaican American UNC professor, has Trump found judge to end 13-year vacancy?
10/4/2019 Imperial Brands CEO announces sudden decision to step down
9/30/2019 Nurseryman and former N.C. Rep. Tom Gilmore has died
9/20/2019 CALS distinguished and outstanding alumni honored
9/19/2019 Commissioner Troxler: Farmers and compounded stress
9/16/2019 Golden LEAF Foundation names new president
9/5/2019 Triad textile company names new executive VP and CFO
9/2/2019 Mike Stepp named 2019 Apple Farmer of the Year during festival
8/30/2019 North Carolina farmers dealing with a mental health crisis
8/26/2019 NC watermelon thief nabbed after he gets stuck in field
8/26/2019 Farm Bureau President Larry Wooten stepping down in December
8/15/2019 Trump picks UNC law professor for long-vacant judge post, ending push for Thomas Farr
8/12/2019 Franklin County’s farming matriarch paves the way for women-Led agriculture: meet Martha Mobley
8/9/2019 Duke Energy’s president for Carolinas to retire; CEO Good makes host of management changes
8/8/2019 Capturing the oral histories of NC’s black farmers and fishermen
8/2/2019 Peter Ferket receives Poultry Nutrition Research Award
8/1/2019 “Mr. Christmas” is N.C. Farmer of the Year: CALS’ own Johnny Wishon
8/1/2019 Darren Armstrong, N.C. farmer, elected USGC chairman
8/1/2019 Examining mental health in NC’s rural communities — before and after major hurricanes
8/1/2019 The enduring garden: Tony Avent forged a plan with the JC Raulston Arboretum...
7/31/2019 North Carolina operative charged in connection with 9th District ballot fraud
7/31/2019 NC Elections Board chairman resigns, apologizes following sexist joke at convention
7/25/2019 Sanderson Farms suspect's motive unknown
7/22/2019 Accident kills plant worker (St. Pauls, NC)
7/15/2019 Johnny Wishon named 2019 North Carolina Farmer of the Year
7/9/2019 Spruills make sure each peanut expense counts
7/2/2019 Agricultural Hall of Fame honors pioneers in the industry (Cumberland Co.)
7/2/2019 Entrepreneur Leigh-Kathryn Bonner, our Tar Heel of the Month, champions the honey bee
6/25/2019 N.C. institute working to help farmers facing mental health crisis
6/17/2019 PLI developing grassroots ag leaders
6/17/2019 State Climate Office welcomes new director
6/12/2019 Vegetable seed developer wins World Food Prize
6/10/2019 North Carolina Republicans pick Whatley as state party head
6/3/2019 AgYouth Leadership Scholarship recipients selected
6/3/2019 Marshall Grant dies
5/31/2019 Chairman Peterson statement on the passing of former Senate Ag Committee Chairman Thad Cochran
5/23/2019 ECU psychiatrist who brought mental health care to rural NC gets UNC’s top faculty honor
5/23/2019 2019 N.C. State Fair Youth Livestock Scholarship recipients announced
5/23/2019 Theron Maybin inducted into WNC Agricultural Hall of Fame
5/23/2019 FCA Chairman Dallas Tonsager, former USDA undersecretary, dies
5/22/2019 Hometown girl crowned N.C. watermelon queen
5/21/2019 NFU: Bankruptcies, suicides still rising
5/16/2019 2019 Candace Norman Award Application
5/14/2019 NC elections director removed by Democrat-controlled board
5/13/2019 State senator's farm building catches fire
5/13/2019 NC Chamber names Ray Starling general counsel
5/6/2019 Watch for signs of suicidal risk on your farm
5/2/2019 Raising awareness during Mental Health Month
4/30/2019 Disgraced former HSUS CEO scores new gig
4/18/2019 Wagner named CEO of North Carolina Soybean Producers Association
4/16/2019 Dallas Woodhouse to leave his position at NC GOP
4/16/2019 NC Soybean Association tabs Wagner as CEO
4/11/2019 FMC names Christina Coen U.S. commercial director as John Kasper retires
4/10/2019 Agricultural health, safety issues addressed during collaborative N.C. symposium
4/8/2019 NC GOP committee to meet, could consider removing Dallas Woodhouse
4/8/2019 Event: Coming Together for Rural Resiliency- 4 dates across NC
4/4/2019 A day after being indicted, NC GOP chairman relinquishes power
4/4/2019 USPOULTRY seeks nominations for research award
4/3/2019 NCGOP Chairman Robin Hayes, campaign donor indicted on corruption and bribery charges
3/28/2019 Poultry industry group appoints sustainability board
3/26/2019 Duplin County farmer named 'Small Business Person of the Year' in NC
3/21/2019 American farmers confront a mental health crisis
3/20/2019 North Carolina Democrats’ top administrator to step down
3/12/2019 Maple View Farm Ice Cream co-founder Bob Nutter dies at age 90
3/11/2019 N Carolina's new chief justice temporarily suspends judge
3/11/2019 In the Field: Celebrating Women in Ag: 5 questions with Marlowe Ivey Vaughan
3/8/2019 Judge confirmed to federal appeals court despite opposition
3/6/2019 Butterball names new COO
3/4/2019 George Brantley DeLoatche passes away
3/4/2019 Farm Credit board nominee lacks ag support
2/28/2019 As mental health needs rise among farmers, experts are reaching out
2/25/2019 4 farm couples named to outstanding young farmers list
2/22/2019 Members of the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee announced
2/19/2019 Death of local fisherman sheds light on dangers they encounter
2/18/2019 WNC Ag Center manager elected president of N.C. Association of Agricultural Fairs
2/18/2019 Key animal ag areas facing depopulation
2/13/2019 Robeson County farmer’s 291 bushels wins N.C. corn yield contest
2/7/2019 Innovative Young Farmer Award presented by Farm Credit Associations of NC
2/5/2019 Robeson County farmer’s 291 bushels wins N.C. corn yield contest
1/28/2019 Hodges elected National Simmental Association Board Chairman
1/24/2019 Making 100-bushel beans for the second straight year: Kevin Matthews, NC soybean farmer...
1/21/2019 Tyson to lead state soybean association
1/21/2019 More women in farm management roles
1/18/2019 The White Gold Award goes to two regarded cotton leaders
1/18/2019 Nominations open for Pig Farmer of the Year
1/4/2019 Longleaf Honor Roll recipients
1/4/2019 NC producer named to Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board
1/3/2019 #AgTwitter gives farmers and ranchers a handle to fight isolation
12/27/2018 North Carolina claims NCGA corn yield winner
12/24/2018 Why do farmers commit suicide?
12/21/2018 Missouri farmer charged in $140M organic grain fraud scheme
12/20/2018 Tyre named new manager for Sen. Bob Martin Eastern Agricultural Center
12/19/2018 Former Duke Energy CEO and Charlotte booster Jim Rogers has died
12/19/2018 Alumni nominated as outstanding young farmers
12/18/2018 Butterball CEO steps down
12/17/2018 Founder and chairman of High Point fabric firm dies
12/13/2018 National Peanut Board selects 2019 officers-Dan Ward, a peanut farmer from Clarkton, N. C., was...
12/10/2018 Former agriculture secretary Bob Bergland dies at 90
12/6/2018 Farmers, rural Americans at high risk for stress, suicide
12/5/2018 Greensboro-based Columbia Forest Products names new CEO
12/5/2018 Yadkin Riverkeeper names new executive director, riverkeeper
12/5/2018 Peanut Standards Board appointments announced (NC producers named)
11/30/2018 New chairman named for N.C. Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board
11/28/2018 2018 Hay Show results at NC State Fair
11/26/2018 Cumberland County Ag Hall of Fame
11/20/2018 Construction worker suicide rates are highest in the US, CDC study says
11/20/2018 CDC corrects record on farmer suicides
11/12/2018 Farming saved my life.’ Veteran turns to the land for PTSD therapy and a new beginning.
11/9/2018 Members to be sworn in at Peanut Board meeting
10/26/2018 Deputies: Farmer finds dead body in Edgecombe County field
10/25/2018 Body found in soybean field IDed as man missing for weeks
10/24/2018 Obituary: Distinguished toxicologist Ernest Hodgson
10/24/2018 Farmer finds decomposing body in soybean field
10/23/2018 Hay producers received awards at the 2018 Southeastern Hay Contest
10/22/2018 Survey finds widespread 'moral distress' among veterinarians
10/22/2018 Walmart food safety VP Frank Yiannas headed to FDA
10/17/2018 Beck, Lail elected directors for Carolina Farm Credit
10/17/2018 Saying goodbye to three men who wrote NC’s political history
10/12/2018 Richard Morgan, historic NC House co-speaker, dead at 66
10/11/2018 Smithfield worker dies of injury in N.C. plant accident: reports
10/10/2018 Duke Energy chooses new NC president, shuffles executives
10/8/2018 Meet the top 10 Southeastern farmers of 2018
9/28/2018 Winners named in N.C. Specialty Foods Association’s 2018 Product Competition
9/26/2018 Former North Carolina legislative leader Colton dies at 95
9/24/2018 High Point fabric manufacturer shakes up top leadership
9/21/2018 Truth, Lies and Power – A farmer fights the Feds
9/21/2018 Farmers Under Pressure: Farm Science Review spotlights farmer stress and depression
9/20/2018 Union County couple named Conservation Farm Family of the Year
9/20/2018 Young farmers profiled in Citizen Times win big at Mountain State Fair
9/17/2018 Farm-to-table approach drives state's top chef
9/17/2018 (KY) Agent is first sentenced for ‘pervasive and severe’ $6 million crop insurance fraud
9/13/2018 Chilton to retire after seminal career in plant science
9/12/2018 Improved access to care for depression needed in rural areas
9/11/2018 At 36, North Carolina native picked by Trump for lifetime appointment
9/11/2018 Three inducted into Livestock Hall of Fame
9/7/2018 Fair tradition: Son follows father in showing cattle, goats
9/5/2018 Brown appointed to WH Council of Economic Advisors
9/5/2018 Trump announces intent to nominate and appoint personnel to key administration posts
8/29/2018 Trump nominating N. Carolina native Rushing for 4th Circuit
8/23/2018 Aug. 31 is deadline for High Cotton nominations
8/22/2018 New executive director named for poultry group
8/21/2018 Christmas Tree Board announces interim director
8/21/2018 Report: Tom Hofeller, Republican redistricting wizard, dies at 75
8/2/2018 NC Rural Center announces new board members
7/27/2018 Got bilked? Man charged with scamming North Carolina farmers
7/26/2018 Howard Brown named 2018 North Carolina Farmer of the Year
7/23/2018 Butler named new executive director of NCIHA
7/19/2018 NC fishermen escape sinking boat, spend 14 hours in Pamlico Sound
7/16/2018 Our Opinion: Farmers pitch in, saving Silver Lake on their own dime
7/12/2018 Silver Lake ‘worth saving’: Farmers join forces to repair storm-breached dam, restore lake
7/10/2018 Farm Aid pledges continued farmer support
7/3/2018 CDC says it's working on farmer suicide data fixes
7/2/2018 'One of the most powerful people that no one's ever heard of' – Meet Jim Blaine
6/29/2018 NEWS: CDC retracts finding that farmers have the highest suicide rate in the country
6/29/2018 CDC retracts farmer suicide findings
6/28/2018 World Food Prize goes to an economist and a doctor
6/27/2018 Former North Carolina congressman Bill Hendon dies at 73
6/27/2018 Farmers are killing themselves in staggering numbers
6/22/2018 Harnett County man killed in tractor accident
6/22/2018 Former POM Wonderful, Ready Pac president takes the reins at Dole Fresh Vegetables
6/20/2018 If a service dog approaches you alone then their owner could be in trouble
6/18/2018 Bethel farmer added to Ag Hall of Fame
6/8/2018 Bill Holbrook inducted into WNC Agricultural Hall of Fame
6/7/2018 National Pork Board elects new officers
6/4/2018 La Grange farmer sentenced for fraud, money laundering
5/31/2018 Mike Corn inducted into WNC Agricultural Hall of Fame
5/22/2018 National Cotton Council selects emerging leaders
5/18/2018 Farmer led fruitful life: Ira Cline's farm was famed for strawberries and blueberries
5/14/2018 Former A&T student uses land to teach inner-city kids about farming
5/10/2018 “Dr. Jim” hanging up his hat
5/10/2018 Global cancer entity's new leadership
5/4/2018 Annual N.C. soybean research scholarships awarded
5/1/2018 Farmer tapped for state board
4/24/2018 Megan Naylor farms with biodynamic principles in mind
4/24/2018 Nominations open for joint dairy award
4/20/2018 AgPack Strong: The conservation evangelist
4/17/2018 Danu Macon dreams of planting 1,000 fruit trees in WNC this year
4/16/2018 Kay Hagan's family accepts honors while she's in hospital
4/16/2018 Q&A with N.C. Dem. Chairman Wayne Goodwin
4/11/2018 Syngenta #RootedinAg contest now accepting entries
4/11/2018 Ex-prosecutor Bell nominated as federal judge in N Carolina
4/10/2018 Hoke Co. agribusiness leader dies
4/9/2018 Ronald W. Simmons Jr. is the 2018 North Carolina Small Farmer of the Year
4/9/2018 Nominate Farm Mom of the Year
3/27/2018 NC’s top small farmers locally grown
3/22/2018 Swine veterinary group honors Wilson’s Nemechek
3/12/2018 Honoring a founding champion of local, organic agriculture
3/9/2018 ASA honors E. James Dunphy with Pinnacle Award
3/9/2018 Women in Ag: Alice Scott of Scott Farms
3/6/2018 Carolina student one of five scholarship winners at Commodity Classic
2/28/2018 Peterson announces new Agriculture Committee staff
2/23/2018 National Outstanding Young Farmers winners show ag diversity
2/22/2018 Innovative Young Farmer Award presented by Farm Credit Associations of NC
2/14/2018 Local farmer profiled in documentary
2/12/2018 Jason Brown's harvest
2/8/2018 $25K reward offered for suspect in Vance farmer's murder
2/7/2018 Dryland producer took top honors in North Carolina Corn Yield Contest
2/6/2018 Pacelle out at HSUS after sexual harassment storm
2/5/2018 Humane Society keeps CEO after sexual harassment complaints, prompting seven board members to resign
1/31/2018 Is the HSUS Board Whitewashing the Investigation of CEO Wayne Pacelle?
1/30/2018 North Carolina farmers named 2018 Top Producer of the Year winners
1/29/2018 Black Creek tree farmer receives posthumous honor
1/29/2018 HSUS CEO under investigation for sexual misconduct
1/26/2018 He cut a wide swath when tobacco was king. Now, colorful auctioneer gets posthumous tribute.
1/26/2018 North Carolina farmers named 2018 Top Producer of the Year winners
1/23/2018 White Gold award presented to Dr. Alan York
1/16/2018 Kevin Matthews sets new NC soybean yield record
1/15/2018 Scott to chair state farm committee
1/2/2018 Walk of Fame: Josiah Johnson helped produce farmers prosper
12/26/2017 Scientist to the Senators: Ph.D. Student Johanna Elsensohn
12/19/2017 Charlotte Glen named new NC EMGV state coordinator
12/15/2017 Man convicted of murder in feud with farmer over herbicide
12/15/2017 New class of DuPont Young Leaders
12/14/2017 Troxler names new Public Affairs director
12/11/2017 AFBF president appointed to trade committee
12/11/2017 Jerome Vick honored with Tobacco Great award
12/8/2017 Board formed to direct sandhills AGInnovation Center
12/8/2017 Lee County’s Women in Ag: Amanda Jurisich’s quick learning saves business
12/4/2017 Rhonda Garrison says farewell to the Southern Farm Network
12/4/2017 Exclusive: Tim Belk’s new adventure turned the former retailer into an organic farmer
12/1/2017 NC producer named to National Pork Board
11/29/2017 Reynolds American CEO to leave role by end of year
11/24/2017 These NC chefs have made their marks...on the food scene. They’re the Tar Heels of the Year.
11/22/2017 2017 4-H Farm Credit livestock showmanship circuit award winners
11/20/2017 Two honored for contributions to Cumberland agriculture
11/20/2017 Despite hard times....neighbors step in to help when farmer dies right before harvest time
11/15/2017 Women impacting Lee County agriculture
10/27/2017 Guilford County 4-H’ers wow at State Fair
10/26/2017 Sisters prove to be a ‘fair’ team in male-dominated business
10/24/2017 Seeking 2018 Pig Farmers of Tomorrow
10/19/2017 As NC craft beer industry grows, New Belgium Brewing exec hired to guide brewers
10/19/2017 Pork Board names Craig Morris to marketing post
10/19/2017 Peterson announces new Agriculture Committee staff
10/17/2017 Maple Hill team defends to win fifth title in the N.C. State Fair Tobacco Stringing/Looping Contest
10/17/2017 Five inducted into N.C. State Fair Livestock Hall of Fame
10/6/2017 Nebraska farmer named America’s Pig Farmer of the Year
10/4/2017 CropLife America elects new officers, presents awards
10/3/2017 The 'no-till' farmer
9/26/2017 Jay Vroom announces retirement from CropLife America
9/25/2017 Provost to join Farm Foundation staff
9/20/2017 Employee electrocuted at Butterball plant in Mt. Olive
9/20/2017 Four women honored for agricultural contributions
9/18/2017 Nash farmer named to state board
9/15/2017 RiverFest: Father & son beekeepers
9/15/2017 Women impacting Lee County ag
9/12/2017 The Fresh Market announces new CEO
9/12/2017 We got a peek of Vivian Howard new season of ‘A Chef’s Life.’ We left with some tasty bits.
9/7/2017 North Carolinian named Rooted In Ag finalist
9/5/2017 Laughter named 2017 Apple Farmer of the Year
9/5/2017 2017 America’s Pig Farmer of the Year finalists announced
8/24/2017 North Carolina sweet potato leader Carson Barnes dies at 82
8/23/2017 N.C. pig farmer featured in Secret Lives video
8/18/2017 The Reluctant Farmer: Meet Reverend Richard Joyner
8/17/2017 Williams joins state committee; Could boost local farming
8/17/2017 Women impacting Lee County agriculture: Gail Foushee -- finding success through retail and marketing
8/14/2017 Farming advocate helps preserve heritage by helping growers in Polk County
8/9/2017 By day, pastry chef picks blueberries at his farm. By night, they star in his desserts.
8/8/2017 Meet the 2017 southeastern farmers of the year
8/4/2017 AgPack Strong: ‘Innovative Farmer of the Year’
8/3/2017 Report: Popular Pfafftown farmer died of heart condition while checking on power outage
8/2/2017 Van Hemric named 2017 North Carolina Farmer of the Year
7/31/2017 Wayne Collier, melon king of northern Cumberland County
7/31/2017 Family: Popular Pfafftown farmer dies in 'freak accident'
7/28/2017 Secretary of State Marshall remarries
7/24/2017 In Orange County, a millennial farm boy follows in his father’s footsteps
7/20/2017 Women impacting Lee County agriculture
7/18/2017 Family: Former NC Sen. Hagan out of Georgia hospital, recovery remains slow
7/14/2017 Trump nominates NC voting maps defender to federal bench
7/6/2017 Man dies after being pinned under farm tractor in Carteret Co.
7/5/2017 Jeff Jennings hired as CEO of state soybean association
6/28/2017 Trump pushes U.S. labor board toward Republican control
6/20/2017 Tyson lobbyist shot in D.C. expected to recover as friends raise funds online
6/19/2017 Lobbyist remains in ICU after baseball shooting
6/16/2017 Tyson lobbyist remains in critical condition, will require additional surgeries
6/15/2017 Lobbyist shot at GOP baseball practice in critical condition
6/13/2017 New leadership for the National Pork Board
6/12/2017 Rebecca Knight Troxler passes away
6/9/2017 Nebraska pork producer elected president of National Pork Board (NC producer named to board)
6/9/2017 N.C. Soybean Producers Association hires a new CEO
6/7/2017 Laughter remembered for work ethic, willingness to help
6/5/2017 Hayes to remain NC GOP chairman; Kellyanne Conway speaks at NC GOP convention
6/5/2017 Her job is helping small farmers. Her passion? Saving the bees
5/30/2017 Hall to vacate CEO position at NC Soybean Producers
5/26/2017 N'hampton Ag Advisory Board members appointed
5/17/2017 Longtime local politico, former state Sen. Ralph Hunt Sr. has passed away
5/17/2017 Syngenta taps new leaders for North American seeds business
5/3/2017 America's 2017 Farmers Mom of the Year finalists announced
5/2/2017 Potter: USB board consumes time, worth it during these changing times
4/20/2017 North Carolina farmer preparing to plant finds body in field
4/6/2017 “40 Under 40” class of 2017
4/4/2017 Guilty pleas for catching fish illegally from ocean off NC
4/4/2017 The Reluctant Farmer: Meet Reverend Richard Joyner
3/31/2017 Butterball makes executive appointments
3/29/2017 Robeson County grower is top small farmer in North Carolina
3/28/2017 Johnston County farmers win grants
3/27/2017 Al Adams, former state lawmaker and lobbyist, dies at 85
3/13/2017 Young Farmer of the Year award presented to Four Oaks’ Batten
3/7/2017 NCGOP Chairman Robin Hayes will seek re-election
3/6/2017 Owings retires after more than 30 years in county agriculture
3/2/2017 Wilson’s barbecue king, Bill Ellis, dies at age 83
3/1/2017 Burlesons: Southeast High Cotton Award winner
2/27/2017 DNC picks former Labor Secretary Tom Perez as new chair
2/23/2017 Innovative Young Farmer Award presented by Farm Credit Associations of NC
2/21/2017 David Blakemore to lead National Cotton Ginners Association (NC producer named)
2/20/2017 Theron Maybin, 'Mayor of Green River' and ag icon, dies at age 73
2/15/2017 Meet J.R. Dail: Young farmer carries on a family tradition
2/14/2017 NC Democratic Party elects diverse leadership team
2/14/2017 Man accused of defrauding Farm Service Agency in Cumberland County
2/14/2017 Faces in the Field: George Revels
2/13/2017 Goodwin elected next North Carolina Democratic party chair
2/13/2017 Former U.S. Sen. Hagan recovering from encephalitis caused by rare tick virus
2/6/2017 John Howard inducted to N.C. Pork Council Hall of Fame
2/3/2017 AgPack Strong: Caitlin Boon speaks up for food safety
1/30/2017 Angell awarded Small Grains Association honor
1/26/2017 Wayne Farms announces transition to new CEO
1/24/2017 Ruth Samuelson, former lawmaker, fought for issues with strength, grace
1/18/2017 Matthews Family wins North Carolina Corn Yield Contest with 320 bushels
1/18/2017 Butterball makes two executive appointments
1/17/2017 NC Soybean Association elects officers, honors outgoing president at annual conference
1/17/2017 Frank Howey Family Farms of Union County wins efficiency contest
1/17/2017 Union County farmer wins 2016 soybean yield contest
1/9/2017 Former US Sen. Hagan recovering from encephalitis
1/4/2017 Report: Vilsack to head U.S. Dairy Export Council
12/22/2016 NC producer appointed to the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council
12/15/2016 Walk of Fame: Maybin serves local agriculture, veterans
12/14/2016 Walk of Fame: McKay made a difference in banking, education, farming
12/13/2016 NC soybean producer named to ASA board
12/12/2016 Brother says former US Sen. Kay Hagan is in intensive care
12/7/2016 NC farmer named director of USB
12/5/2016 Arson charges filed in western NC wildfires
11/23/2016 Carolina Farm Credit chairman and vice-chairman nominated
11/21/2016 Dail, Quigley honored for achievements in agriculture
11/17/2016 Former N&O journalist takes the helm at North Carolina Pork Council
11/15/2016 Dr. Bruce Akers of NCDA&CS Emergency Programs Division receives award
11/11/2016 Ag leaders honored at luncheon
11/1/2016 CALS alumnus and supporter Tab Williams dies
11/1/2016 Curliss tapped to lead NC Pork Council
10/26/2016 Video: 'Sodfather' leaves lasting impression on State Fair
10/20/2016 Reynolds CEO to leave role by end of the year
10/18/2016 Buy a bag of this NC State student’s kettle chips and he’ll give money to the food bank
9/16/2016 John Boehner, former House speaker, named to Reynolds board of directors
9/13/2016 Former lawmaker appointed to coastal commission
9/8/2016 Syngenta's new CFO has Greensboro ties
9/6/2016 Pittillo witnesses the evolution of farming
9/5/2016 Boomer couple named top county, regional tree farmers
9/2/2016 Longtime North Carolina grower dies at 72 (Jerome Langdon)
9/1/2016 15 soybean growers to serve on WISHH committee (NC producer named)
8/30/2016 North Carolina Small Grains announces wheat yield winners
8/30/2016 10 farmers go for big prizes and Southeast agriculture’s top honor
8/29/2016 Duke Energy executive takes more active role in commercial solar company
8/26/2016 Aaron Plyler, a powerful senator and advocate for higher education, dies
8/19/2016 Return to rural roots
8/18/2016 House of Raeford mourns passing of founder
8/17/2016 Wounded vet finds new life on Hoke County farm
8/16/2016 Heath Shuler to leave Duke Energy
8/5/2016 'A Night With The Neugents:' An artistic rendering of A North Carolina tobacco farm
7/27/2016 Founder of NC science panel resigns, cites political actions
7/18/2016 Former U.S. Sen. Robert B. Morgan dies at his Lillington home
7/13/2016 Student entrepreneur, rooted in the Pack
7/12/2016 Belches turn precise inputs into peanut efficiency award success
7/7/2016 NC’s Jan Archer takes over as National Pork Board president
6/29/2016 4 named World Food Prize Laureates
6/27/2016 Former Lorillard CEO tapped as new U.S. equestrian board president
6/16/2016 NC's Archer elected NPB president
6/2/2016 Pork Board names new CEO
5/24/2016 NC producer reappointed to National Pork Board
5/20/2016 N.C. State students garner soybean research scholarships
5/9/2016 Meet Asheville's cauliflower power broker
5/9/2016 Brody to join RNC, Fisher holds on to post
5/6/2016 Entrepreneur heralds new era of pesticide residue tracking
5/2/2016 NC GOP replaces chairman with former US Rep. Robin Hayes
4/29/2016 Some NC Republicans look to former chairmen to lead party
4/29/2016 North Carolina family aims to break soybean yield barrier
4/25/2016 Monsanto announces 2016 regional "Farm Mom of the Year" winners
4/19/2016 NC Soybean Research scholarships awarded
4/18/2016 NC GOP may try to oust chairman on April 30
4/18/2016 One man's vision for horticulture led to MerleFest
4/18/2016 Father-daughter team breaks North Carolina soybean yield record
4/14/2016 FBI videos show Patrick Cannon pocketing thousands in bribes
4/13/2016 Father-daughter team breaks North Carolina soybean yield record
4/11/2016 Henrietta the hog to get leg surgery Monday at NC State vet school
4/8/2016 Corn yield champ talks about his production, family and right attitude
4/7/2016 Anna Kooiman crowned 2016 Azalea queen
4/4/2016 Cumberland County Agricultural Hall of Fame nominations sought
4/4/2016 Sampson County couple are top small farmers in North Carolina
3/24/2016 Deadline nears to nominate America’s Farmers Mom
3/23/2016 Johnston agency honors River Friendly Farmer
3/18/2016 Blacklin honored for fresh perspective
3/17/2016 Duke Energy names new fossil/hydro chief
3/16/2016 AgCarolina Farm Credit leaders recognized in nationwide search
3/10/2016 NC Republican Party shuts off its chairman’s email account
3/3/2016 Fishing for answers in Louis Daniel's resignation
3/1/2016 Embattled marine fisheries director steps down
2/22/2016 Lamb honored as Outstanding Pork Producer
2/18/2016 Innovative Young Farmer Award presented by Farm Credit Associations of NC
2/18/2016 Triangle chefs among James Beard semifinalists
2/17/2016 Former state GOP chairman candidate appointed judge
2/17/2016 2016 High Cotton winners represent the best of the best
2/15/2016 Shane Stephens to lead National Cotton Council in 2016
2/8/2016 Tar Heel: Trudy Mackay works with fruit flies to solve genetic mysteries
2/4/2016 John Spence, former WNCT farm director, passes away
2/4/2016 NC Soybean Producers add researcher
2/3/2016 Brody to run for North Carolina national Republican post
2/3/2016 Ed Duskin finishes ‘great ride’ as lead staff member for SCPA
2/2/2016 Grad addresses farm-to-fork challenges at PepsiCo
2/2/2016 AgCarolina Farm Credit announces director election results
2/2/2016 NC Pork Council announces director election results
1/28/2016 Tabor City farmer given 11-year prison sentence for insurance fraud, money laundering
1/25/2016 It's My Job: Roy Jones, forester, District 6 of the N.C. Forest Service
1/25/2016 WH Group names Smithfield, Shuanghui executives to board
1/13/2016 Georgia’s Zippy Duvall new American Farm Bureau president
1/12/2016 NC Republican Party votes down effort to oust leaders
1/12/2016 Former U.S. Sen. Hagan joins DC lobbying firm as consultant
12/21/2015 Piedmont exec to lead Duke Energy’s natural gas unit
12/17/2015 Delaware farmer tapped to lead American Soybean Association
12/16/2015 Mecklenburg GOP chair resigns after criticism
12/15/2015 Ken Conrad of Libby Hill seafood restaurants dies
12/15/2015 Farm Bureau presidency: The four candidates who want to lead
12/15/2015 Farming mishap claims life
12/14/2015 Billionaire Murdock names new leader for NC operations
12/11/2015 The Briefcase: Duke Energy names Good to chairwoman post
12/2/2015 Cumberland Matters: Agricultural Hall of Fame inducts 2
12/1/2015 Asheville business people news
11/24/2015 Former North Carolina Senate leader Henson Barnes has died
11/23/2015 'Strawberry Man' Clifton McNeill loved farming, country
11/19/2015 Reynolds CEO inducted into N.C. Business Hall of Fame
11/17/2015 Smithfield announces CEO Larry Pope to retire
11/16/2015 Four state Farm Bureau presidents announce candidacy for AFBF president
11/11/2015 Former Congressman Tim Valentine dies
11/10/2015 Funeral set for former North Carolina US Rep. Howard Coble
11/9/2015 Former Sen. J.K. Sherron Jr. dies
11/6/2015 Howard Coble funeral set for Tuesday
11/4/2015 Former Congressman, Howard Coble, dies at 84
11/2/2015 NC Biotech Center names Bullock to head economic development
10/30/2015 Honoring George Upton: Flags at half staff (Friday)
10/30/2015 Smithfield promotes Don Butler
10/28/2015 Former North Carolina state Sen. Goss dies at age 65
10/26/2015 Long-time Extension agent and ag leader George Upton, Jr. dies
10/23/2015 Syngenta CEO, a former top exec in the Triad, to step down
10/21/2015 North Carolina’s Danny Kornegay named 2015 Southeast Farmer of Year
10/14/2015 New book by local author Laura Wright explores society’s views on veganism
10/13/2015 Smithfield Foods shifts sustainability champion roles
10/13/2015 Danny Kornegay is the 2015 North Carolina Farmer of the Year
10/12/2015 NC reverend nominated as a CNN ‘Top Hero of 2015’
10/9/2015 Former GOP Senate candidate Greg Brannon launches political nonprofit
10/8/2015 'Farmer of the Year' award presented to Johnsons
9/30/2015 National Peanut Board: Get to know the new members and alternates
9/28/2015 New Extension dairy economist runs bee, cattle farm
9/16/2015 Livestock Hall of Fame inducts two members
9/10/2015 Former State Sen. Harold “Bull” Hardison dies at 92
9/10/2015 Carolina Farm Credit customer honored
9/9/2015 Ex-NC GOP director is new Rep. Hudson chief of staff
9/9/2015 Pork board names new science, technology chief
9/3/2015 Ruby C. McSwain, philanthropist and JCRA benefactor, has passed away
9/1/2015 Fountain set to take over Duke Energy’s NC operations
8/31/2015 Ye honored for his work in nematology
8/27/2015 Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt: Danny Kornegay named 2015 North Carolina Farmer of the Year
8/25/2015 Efland farmer reaps rewards of good fight
8/21/2015 Smithfield names new president, CFO
8/19/2015 North Carolina’s ‘Sweet Sue’ to retire
8/19/2015 Watauga cattle farmer and educator, Robert Shipley Sr. dies at the age of 103
8/13/2015 Farm Credit CEO appointed to McCrory task force
8/11/2015 Todd Poole stepping down as NC GOP's executive director
8/6/2015 Tabor City man admits to crop insurance fraud scheme
8/4/2015 Longtime New Hanover County Extension director dies at 92
7/30/2015 Williams to serve on food manufacturing panel
7/28/2015 Johnston County native, NCSU student named New Century Farmer
7/23/2015 Duke Energy names David Fountain as new North Carolina president
7/23/2015 Public nominations for Small Farmer of the Year now open
7/17/2015 New director chosen for Reynolds American
7/13/2015 NC House speaker has new job working for Cleveland County
7/10/2015 Steven Capobianco joins Extension as horticulture agent
7/7/2015 Johnston residents to lead state FFA
6/30/2015 It's My Job: Adriana Quinones, director of horticulture and education at Cape Fear Botanical Garden
6/30/2015 Southeastern farmers endorse students for $54,000 in scholarships
6/24/2015 Got a Minute? With Patrick McLendon
6/15/2015 Walter A. Skroch inducted into Western N.C. Agricultural Hall of Fame
6/8/2015 NC Republicans pick new party leader
6/8/2015 Former Congressman Mike McIntyre joins Poyner Spruill
6/2/2015 Former Congressman McIntyre joins firm as 'Director of Gov't Relations'
5/28/2015 Emerging Design: Textiles’ connection with the South inspires Anna Nickles
5/27/2015 Former lawmaker John Kerr dies
5/18/2015 Tar Heel of the Week: Rev. Richard Joyner preaches the value of local food
5/18/2015 Land trusts present awards to conservation leaders
5/18/2015 Scuttled ship will honor late director of NC reef program
5/7/2015 Bee farmer joins Carolina Inn to promote taste of Chapel Hill
4/27/2015 Imperial Tobacco names executive team to lead company following Lorillard acquisition
4/22/2015 NC farmer brings home Conservation Legacy award
4/22/2015 NC Research Campus leader resigns
4/14/2015 Triangle Land Conservancy names new executive director
4/1/2015 Burkholder honored for fisheries conservation
3/16/2015 Former Golden LEAF board member pleads guilty to charges of improper reporting of tobacco sales
3/10/2015 N.C. Republican Party will have new chairman in June
3/10/2015 New director named for Greensboro U.S. Export Assistance Center
3/9/2015 Duke Energy exec leaving for key post at Bank of America
3/9/2015 Obituary: Dr. William E. Palich, Louisburg
3/4/2015 Long-time Duke researcher now No. 2 at FDA
3/2/2015 Cotton Incorporated’s Ira Livingston dies at age 70
2/27/2015 Imperial names Lorillard exec head of new US company
2/24/2015 Anson farmer wins N.C. Pork Council award
2/23/2015 Innovative Young Farmer Award presented by Farm Credit Associations of NC
2/20/2015 New NC Democratic Party chairwoman shakes up staff
2/19/2015 Former congressman Cass Ballenger dead at 88
2/17/2015 Tar Heel of the Week: Kendall Hill champions the sweet potato
2/16/2015 John Maguire, longtime cotton policy leader, given “Hall of Honor”
2/13/2015 Retired Extension administrator, long-time agricultural advocate dies at 84
2/12/2015 Charlotte Regional Farmers Market has new manager
2/12/2015 Dahlen Hancock to serve as Cotton Council International president
2/11/2015 Reynolds: Adams to step down Feb. 28
2/9/2015 CALS alumnus receives Emerging Scholar Award from American Society of Animal Science
2/9/2015 North Carolina Democrats pick Asheville's Keever party chair
2/6/2015 Hill honored as Apple Grower of the Year
2/5/2015 Group honors NC Sweet Potato Commission head
2/4/2015 Lowe’s names Krispy Kreme’s Morgan to board
2/4/2015 Southeast ‘High Cotton’ winner
2/2/2015 Steward of the Future: Gary Roberson (NC AgrAbility program)
2/2/2015 Former regulator moves back to legislature
1/28/2015 North Carolina farmer is regional winner of ASA Conservation Legacy Award
1/28/2015 Former Jesse Helms staffers to lead Rep. David Rouzer’s new Smithfield office
1/26/2015 Avid apiculture students, master beekeepers are among late professor’s legacies
1/26/2015 White Gold Award” presented to North Carolina cotton producer Marshall Grant
1/26/2015 Commissioner critical of coal ash lawsuits announces resignation
1/22/2015 New NC Pork Council directors announced
1/22/2015 National Pork Board names Chris Hodges as chief executive officer
1/14/2015 Charlotte textile designer named inaugural recipient of industry’s lifetime achievement award
1/14/2015 Rep. Rouzer announces new district office hires
1/14/2015 Elaine Marshall inducted into the National 4-H Hall of Fame
1/14/2015 NCSU faculty members Collins, Edmisten win national cotton awards
1/14/2015 National Peanut Board elects new officers
1/13/2015 Smithfield Farmland exec moves to National Pork Board
1/7/2015 McInnis sworn in as new state senator
1/7/2015 Rick Morgan: 2015 High Cotton Winner for the Southeast
1/6/2015 Jailed former owner of tobacco companies withdraws lawsuit
1/2/2015 Lewis Rudolph, co-founder of Krispy Kreme, dies at 95
1/2/2015 2015 High Cotton Winners - shared love of land they farm
1/2/2015 Salisbury businesswoman to run for NC Democratic Party chair
12/29/2014 New members appointed to Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection
12/22/2014 McCrory’s new deputy chief is Jesse Helms’ former staff chief
12/18/2014 Morgan to transition to new role at Krispy Kreme
12/17/2014 Sen.-elect Thom Tillis announces staff hires
12/17/2014 Rouzer names chief of staff
12/17/2014 Tyson names new animal well-being programs leader
12/12/2014 Governor McCrory names chairman to NC State Ports Authority board of directors
12/2/2014 NC economic development group gets new CEO
11/28/2014 Gary Adams will be next National Cotton Council president, CEO
11/25/2014 Former legislator, advocate Mary Horne Odom dies at 93
11/25/2014 Former lawmaker Glenn Jernigan inducted into Cumberland County Agricultural Hall of Fame
11/24/2014 Passing of John Randolph Carpenter
11/18/2014 Lassiter to chair NC Economic Development Partnership board
11/18/2014 Albertson named Agent of the Year
11/18/2014 Jonesville farmer elected chair of the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board
11/17/2014 N.C. Democrats' chairman won't seek re-election
11/12/2014 Lee named to Krispy Kreme board
11/11/2014 Shaw will lead Tillis’ transition team
10/31/2014 CFO of NC food company elected as secretary-treasurer of National Chicken Council
10/27/2014 Vote now for the next Faces of Farming & Ranching
10/23/2014 Duke Energy CEO: 'I don't think of myself as a powerful woman'
10/8/2014 Man dies in tractor accident in Iredell County
9/26/2014 Chairman of NC Marine Fisheries Commission dies
9/24/2014 Reynolds’ Auger to be promoted to executive V.P.
9/22/2014 Secretary Vilsack reappoints NCA&T professor to the National Genetic Resources Advisory Council
9/19/2014 R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. names new president
9/15/2014 Efficiency key to success for Steve and Archie Griffin
9/11/2014 Brookings removes Pope from Power Index after complaint
9/9/2014 Art Pope ranks No. 15 on political power list
9/9/2014 NC farmer named to Council for Native American Farming and Ranching
9/5/2014 Sanderson Farms makes changes in its live poultry division
9/3/2014 National Pork Board CEO stepping down
8/29/2014 Zublena named “Friend of the Counties” by NC Association of County Commissioners
8/27/2014 CALS’ Odle wins New Frontiers in Animal Nutrition Award
8/27/2014 National floral industry trade association honors Dr. John Dole
8/18/2014 MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR MARY UPTON
8/8/2014 Actor, activist Danny Glover rallies for union members at Mountaire Farms
8/6/2014 Would You Be A Foster Family For Bees?
8/4/2014 2014 National OutstandingTree Farmers of the Year
7/28/2014 Former state Rep. Margaret Tennille has died
7/24/2014 NCSU professor appointed to new ag research foundation board
7/15/2014 Frank Howey Jr. is the 2014 North Carolina Farmer of the Year
7/8/2014 Dalton Proctor, former State 4-H Leader, National 4-H Hall of Fame member, has died
7/8/2014 Billy Bain "Mr. Peanut" is 2014 Virginia-Carolina Peanut Profitability Award winner
7/2/2014 Reynolds promotes three executives
6/30/2014 John Vollmer was among fist in NC to adopt sustainability, move from tobacco
6/30/2014 Bladenboro farmer producing electricity from hog waste
6/30/2014 Butterball names Al Jansen vice president of integrated business strategy
6/18/2014 Krispy Kreme appoints Tony Thompson as president and CEO
6/6/2014 Governor McCrory announces appointments to Golden Leaf board
5/20/2014 Butterball names new executives
5/19/2014 NC congressional candidate Crisco buried in Asheboro
5/6/2014 Butterball names Kerry Doughty president and CEO effective May 5, 2014
5/5/2014 Linda Culpepper named director of state Division of Waste Management
4/28/2014 NC woman wins Monsanto’s “Mom of the Year” contest
4/10/2014 Cumberland County Republican Party chair Linda Devore resigns
4/3/2014 Ports chairman McComas steps down
4/1/2014 Livestock industry loses a voice and a friend in Scott Hurd
3/28/2014 N.C. Ports Authority selects new executive director
3/26/2014 Borlaug's contributions remembered on Ag Day
3/26/2014 ABERDEEN, Miss, NC man sentenced for role in tobacco scheme
3/20/2014 Norman Borlaug's work remembered as 100th birthday nears
3/10/2014 NC Dems' interim director given long-term title
3/5/2014 NC controller David McCoy to retire after decades of service to state
3/3/2014 Ferguson honored for 45 years of service
2/28/2014 NC Democrats to meet March 9 on executive director
2/26/2014 Carolina Farm Credit Innovative Young Farmer Award winner
2/25/2014 NC Soybean Producers recognize NCPC's Johnson
2/25/2014 NC Pork Council presents industry awards
2/20/2014 Tolson retiring from NC Biotechnology Center
2/17/2014 National FFA appoints ten to board of trustees
2/12/2014 Democratic chairman backs down on Chavis pick for leadership post
2/12/2014 AgCarolina Farm Credit announces board of directors election results
2/11/2014 Ex-NAACP leader could join NC Democrat leadership
2/10/2014 Democratic Party chairman abruptly fires executive director
2/7/2014 Henderson named Apple Grower of the Year
2/5/2014 Lee Mortensen new executive director of Greensboro farmers market
2/4/2014 New NC Pork Council directors announced
2/3/2014 Ada Dalla Pozza, groundbreaking Cooperative Extension educator, dies at 91
2/3/2014 Pervier to retire as head of Rockingham County Partnership
1/27/2014 Jack Bacheler leaving legacy as North Carolina Extension entomologist
12/23/2013 North Carolina’s BB Griffin elected chairman of Cotton Incorporated
12/23/2013 Carolina Farm Credit CEO, Michael R. Morton, retires; Vance C. Dalton, Jr. appointed as new CEO
12/19/2013 Former state Rep. Ronald Mason from Carteret County dies at 84
12/10/2013 Southeast well represented as American Soybean Association names officers
12/6/2013 Funston Farms’ Earp honored by commissioners
12/4/2013 Biotech group names new leader
11/26/2013 Retired NCSU communication leader dies
11/25/2013 Angus elects new board members and officers
11/14/2013 J.C. Wells, Extension plant pathologist, dies at 92
11/13/2013 Duke Energy chairman Jim Rogers tops industry magazine listing
11/5/2013 Political strategist, former state GOP chairman Jack Hawke dies
10/31/2013 Former state legislator Wilma Woodard dies
10/29/2013 Home grown (New Hertford County Extension director)
10/29/2013 North Carolina parks director announces retirement
10/24/2013 Michael Roberts, economics Extension associate, dies
10/24/2013 Entomologist is State Fair’s giant pumpkin king
10/15/2013 Former USDA official joins meat industry association staff
10/15/2013 Iseley thanks ag workers in accepting (NC Conservation Farm Family)award
10/14/2013 Life Stories: Farmer Gary Murray left land better off than he found it
10/14/2013 Smithfield namesake leaves company
10/7/2013 National Association of State Departments of Agriculture select new president
9/23/2013 Cottle named appointee to USDA Farm Service Agency State Committee in North Carolina
9/20/2013 Lee named Marine Fisheries top officer
9/17/2013 Tom Isleib: A profile in courage
9/16/2013 N.C. Commerce names head of rural economic development
9/16/2013 Four named to CHASS advisory board
9/12/2013 NC swine consultant appointed to DWR/DWQ outside involvement committee
9/10/2013 J.C. Nesbitt inducted into Mountain State Fair Livestock Hall of Fame
8/29/2013 Kinston native Kendall Hill wins national volunteer award
8/27/2013 New leader of biotechnology council is named
8/26/2013 Laurie Lawson honored for lifetime service to agriculture in South Carolina
8/21/2013 National FFA Foundation selects new president
8/15/2013 15-year NC appeals court judge Hunter to retire
8/6/2013 Duke Energy taps longtime executive as chief financial officer
7/22/2013 American Meat Institute CEO steps down
7/19/2013 2013 Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year Wilbur Earp
7/18/2013 Governor McCrory welcomes new members of Advisory Council on Hispanic/Latino Affairs
7/12/2013 Zeb Alley, state senator and longtime Democratic lobbyist, dies at 84
7/11/2013 Saunders: Former farmer is now an orator against hog industry
7/8/2013 N.C. egg producer named to American Egg Board
7/5/2013 Farm Press names 14th class of Peanut Profitability Award winners
7/3/2013 Werner honored with Burbank Award
6/28/2013 Duke Energy picks Gray to chair board of directors
6/27/2013 Syngenta scientist wins 2013 World Food Prize
6/20/2013 Gary Joyner named chair-elect of Research Triangle Regional Partnership
6/19/2013 Virginia: Commissioner of agriculture becomes president of SASDA
6/18/2013 Duke Energy names new CEO: Lynn Good
6/18/2013 Former North Carolina governor James Holshouser dies
6/11/2013 NC Democrats' No. 2 official resigning amid conflict
6/3/2013 Tyson appoints pork executive
5/24/2013 Secretary Vilsack announces National Pork Board appointments
5/21/2013 Fred Gould named to Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources
5/21/2013 Specialists association gives awards for programming
5/15/2013 Former N.C. Senator Calvin Coolidge Murrow dies
5/8/2013 New Cabarrus Extension director named
5/8/2013 New Vance County Extension director named
5/2/2013 Michael Ellison promoted to lead environmental mitigation program
4/18/2013 Passing of J.C. Whitehurst
4/8/2013 Wendell Murphy recognized by NC Chamber
3/21/2013 GOP chairman fight: Outsider v. outsider?
3/19/2013 Pope gets McCrory endorsement for NC GOP chairman
3/15/2013 Forest names two Rural Development board members from Northwest N.C.
3/13/2013 Philip Morris Int'l CEO Camilleri to step down
3/11/2013 Nominate a mom for Monsanto's Farm Mom of the Year
3/1/2013 Southeast cotton industry honors its leadership
2/28/2013 Two longtime execs step down from National Pork Board
2/25/2013 Former Pine State Creamery president dies at 81
2/25/2013 President Emeritus of Mt. Olive Pickle Company dies:
2/22/2013 FDA names new head of tobacco products center
2/21/2013 N.C. man appointed to Egg Board
2/20/2013 Tull Hill Farms honored with Farm Family of the Year award
2/20/2013 Billy McLawhorn reflects on 30 years as a North Carolina crop consultant
2/19/2013 NC winners of 2012 National Corn Yield Contest
2/18/2013 NC Pork Council names 2013 award winners
2/14/2013 Mark Chandler to head Wineamerica
2/7/2013 North Carolina’s Ronnie Burleson a candidate for NCGA board
2/7/2013 CALS alum leads international textile company
2/6/2013 Greene County's Bert Dixon produces NC's top yielding beans in 2012
2/5/2013 2012 NC wheat yield contest winners announced
2/4/2013 Miles named interim director of Ports Authority
2/4/2013 Pittsboro mayor is new N.C. Democratic Party chairman
1/31/2013 Cal Lewis inducted into North Carolina Vegetable Growers Hall of Fame
1/30/2013 Duke Energy names new N.C. president
1/29/2013 Bradshaw out as Ports Authority executive director
1/28/2013 Bledsoe will join National FFA as chief operating officer
1/28/2013 America's 50 most powerful people in food for 2013
1/25/2013 E. H. Dixon wins North Carolina Soybean Yield Contest
1/23/2013 NC producer winner in national “Faces of Farming” search
1/16/2013 Wallace Hyde, businessman and legendary political fundraiser, dies
1/15/2013 Announcing new ASTA vice president of government affairs
1/15/2013 Snyder’s-Lance CEO retiring in May
1/14/2013 Obituary for former Sen. Jean Preston
1/14/2013 Hagan statement on passing of former Senator Jean Preston
1/8/2013 Former N.C. insurance commissioner John Ingram dies at 83
1/7/2013 N.C. man is FFA's new chief operating officer
1/4/2013 NC grower wins 2013 Farm Press High Cotton Award
1/2/2013 Passing of Art Pitzer
12/27/2012 Former lawmaker LaRoque indicted on four new counts in money-laundering scheme
12/21/2012 Civitas announces Pope resignation from boards
12/20/2012 New chair named for Triad Economic Development Council
12/18/2012 Poultry industry leader Harold Ford dies
12/18/2012 Haley names Tim Scott to fill DeMint's Senate seat
12/17/2012 Bill Dow, the doctor of local food, dies at 67
12/13/2012 Agribusiness leader Dale Bone dies
12/13/2012 Embattled state Democratic Party chairman won't seek second term
12/12/2012 Primo Water Corp. hires chief operating officer
12/11/2012 ASA announces 2013 officers and committee assignments
12/10/2012 Former state senator Hector MacLean dies
12/5/2012 Sen. Bennet named DSCC Chairman
11/30/2012 Duke CEO Rogers to retire under merger settlement
11/29/2012 N.C. cattle farmer appointed to beef board
11/28/2012 NCAg graphic designer Sharon Dean dies
11/28/2012 Faces of Farming and Ranching: Vote for NC pork producer Bo Stone
11/27/2012 Charges against NC lawmaker after wreck dropped
11/27/2012 Shuler to work at Duke Energy after term ends
11/26/2012 National Peanut Board names Robert T. Parker IV president, CEO
11/23/2012 Representatives elected to USMEF executive committee
11/21/2012 Hagan announces North Carolinian will serve as U.S. textile industry representative
11/21/2012 National Peanut Board names Bob Parker as new president & CEO
11/16/2012 N.C. farmer named as finalist for Faces of Farming & Ranching search
11/14/2012 Jeff Miles named ports deputy executive director for operations
11/5/2012 Ousted Duke Energy Bill Johnson head to lead the TVA
11/5/2012 Colleen Church named Yadkin Extension director
10/31/2012 Lisa Guion Jones elected to Hall of Fame
10/30/2012 Doug Edgeton joins N.C. biotech center
10/29/2012 Triangle Land Conservancy has new leader
10/19/2012 NC Forestry Bob Slocum to be buried in Cary
10/17/2012 North Carolina Forestry Association’s Bob Slocum dies
10/17/2012 Florida dairy farmer named Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year for 2012
10/15/2012 UNC President William Friday dies
10/12/2012 New district directors
10/12/2012 NCC names new officers
10/11/2012 Liberty nursery plants White House lawn
10/5/2012 NASDA honors WV agriculture commissioner
10/3/2012 Charlotte-based Chiquita Brands International names new CEO
10/3/2012 What’s it Worth? (story on E.B. Harris)
9/24/2012 Cattlemen recognize Franklin livestock agent
9/21/2012 Troxler scheduled to address NC State Grange meeting
9/5/2012 Former N.C. Congressman Charlie Rose dies
8/24/2012 New executive director of N.C. State Ports Authority named
8/22/2012 LaRoque trial tentatively set for fall
8/7/2012 Former state Rep. LaRoque disputes money laundering, theft charges
8/1/2012 North Carolina wheat yield winners announced
8/1/2012 Gov. Perdue appoints Meyer to District Court bench
7/30/2012 Gary Blake: Sunbelt Farmer of the Year for North Carolina
7/10/2012 Sansone goes to North Carolina with Bayer CropScience
7/9/2012 Joe D. White Peanut Profitability Award winner for Southwest
7/6/2012 Buncombe district court judge to retire
7/5/2012 2012 Peanut Profitability Award winners named
6/14/2012 Federal prosecutors drop case against John Edwards
6/8/2012 Interim executive director named for NC Democrats
6/7/2012 National Pork Board elects new officers
6/1/2012 Edwards not guilty on one count, hung jury on five more charges
5/21/2012 Jurors in John Edwards’ campaign corruption trial deliberate for hours, will resume Monday
5/14/2012 NC party chair Parker resigns — then opts to stay
5/14/2012 Judge refuses to dismiss John Edwards' charges
5/4/2012 State Sen. Vaughan bidding to lead N.C. Democrats
4/24/2012 Edwards trial opens with a jolt
4/20/2012 Embattled party chairman Parker will step aside next month
4/19/2012 N.C. Democratic Party chief rebuffs calls to resign
4/12/2012 4-H to honor Larry Wooten, Francis Pressly and Dr. Mike Davis at Lifetime Achievement Awards event
4/9/2012 Former NC Sen. Bob Shaw dies at home at age of 87
4/5/2012 Local farmer gets money to turn strawberries into cider
4/4/2012 NC County Health Rankings
4/4/2012 Jerry Godwin, President, COO Of Murphy-Brown To Retire July 31
4/3/2012 Deborah Cox named Stokes Extension director
3/28/2012 Nancy Keith named Iredell Cooperative Extension director
3/27/2012 Five members sworn in to Soil and Water Conservation Commission
3/27/2012 Kurtz to join Cotton Incorporated
3/26/2012 N.C. Sen. Jim Forrester to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery
3/23/2012 New Five Points horse park director is equestrian enthusiast
3/21/2012 Former NC Senate leader Henley dies at age 90
3/19/2012 Lenoir Co. contractor appointed to N.C. Soil and Water Conservation Commission
3/19/2012 Search for 2012 America's Farmers Mom of the Year now under way
3/16/2012 Gov. Perdue appoints Gilchrist to Superior Court bench in Harnett and Lee counties
3/16/2012 NC pork producers elected to national leadership roles
3/9/2012 Biotech center honors five in life sciences
3/7/2012 Lyndsie Young named Davie Extension Director
3/2/2012 Edwards trial to start in April
2/29/2012 Governor Perdue nominates Ray Grace for Commissioner of Banks
2/28/2012 N.C. pork producers appoined to National Pork Producers Delegate Body
2/27/2012 North Carolina soybean growers announce 2011 contest winners
2/22/2012 Thompson to become DENR’s chief deputy secretary in May
2/17/2012 Klaenhammer honored with Harris Award
2/17/2012 Daubert named NCSU department head
2/17/2012 Award winners announced at 2012 NC Pork Conference
2/15/2012 Basnight has Lou Gehrig's disease
2/13/2012 Williams is Watauga medalist
2/10/2012 Southport officials close to picking manager
2/8/2012 Sullivan named president of Corn Growers Association of N.C.
2/8/2012 NCBA names new president, officers
2/3/2012 NCC announces new board members
1/27/2012 Murphy-Brown adds Hull to grain-buying team
1/26/2012 Poultry group names lifetime achievement, annual award winners
1/23/2012 New NCPC directors announced
1/23/2012 Changes at the Division of Water Quality
1/19/2012 North Carolina soybean growers elect leaders for 2012
1/18/2012 Tommy Winston inducted into North Carolina vegetable hall of fame
1/16/2012 Judge: John Edwards has life-threatening condition
1/12/2012 N.C. Electric Membership Corp. names CEO
1/10/2012 Eagar out as N.C. Ports Authority CEO
1/10/2012 Godwin to retire as president of Smithfield’s Murphy-Brown unit this summer
1/6/2012 N.C. State food science expert Foegeding named AAAS Fellow
1/5/2012 Gov. Perdue names members of Judicial Nominating Commission
12/30/2011 Perdue matriarch dies at 91
12/29/2011 Owings named Henderson extension director
12/29/2011 USDA announces Cotton Board appointments
12/23/2011 Seaboard Foods names new CEO, other key executives
12/15/2011 Poultry foundation appoints new director of research
12/14/2011 Former USDA special assistant to advise American Humane Association
12/14/2011 NC Agromedicine Institute: Call for nominations - board of directors
12/12/2011 Allred, former lawmaker, dies
12/12/2011 Southeast soybean growers well represented in ASA leadership
12/7/2011 Gov. Perdue names new communications director
12/6/2011 Food safety leader joins N.C. State faculty
12/6/2011 ‘Earley’ retirement
11/30/2011 Under indictment, Perdue associate resigns from economic board
11/29/2011 Ag loses great leader
11/28/2011 Naderman receives national FFA honor
11/23/2011 N.C. extension professionals honored for work in water quality and conservation
11/21/2011 Rick Holder's death leaves vacuum
11/17/2011 Judge sets start of John Edwards trial for Jan. 30
11/16/2011 Wakild named director of State Division of Water Quality
11/14/2011 Peterson's grandmother passes away
11/14/2011 Rick Holder of Kinston passes away
11/11/2011 Carolina Farm Credit board of directors appoints Susie Gambill to the board
11/10/2011 Ellerbe six-year-old recognized for donating birthday gifts to food drive
11/9/2011 State Rep. Marvin Lucas' brother killed in Spring Lake collision
11/9/2011 Troxler, Rouzer honored for service
11/9/2011 Carolina Farm Credit board elects new chairman and vice chairman
11/7/2011 Neuse Riverkeeper resigns
11/3/2011 National Softwood Lumber Board members appointed
11/2/2011 Gov. Perdue's statement on the death of Sen. Jim Forrester
11/2/2011 Scott Monfort is new peanut specialist in South Carolina
11/1/2011 Gay marriage ban supporter Sen. Jim Forrester of Gaston dies
11/1/2011 Former poultry industry leader dies at 91
10/20/2011 North Carolinian wins Southeastern Farmer of the Year competition
10/19/2011 Butler appointed to USDA's Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee
10/18/2011 Gov. Perdue appoints Hughes to 24th District Court Bench
10/13/2011 Braxton Davis named director of N.C. Division of Coastal Management
10/7/2011 National Chicken Council installs new officers
10/5/2011 Hanesbrands promotes treasurer to CFO job
10/3/2011 D. Paul Lunn named NCSU CVM dean
9/28/2011 La Grange man arrested for scamming Greene County farmer
9/27/2011 AdvantageWest gets industry recruiter for Asheville area and mountain region
9/23/2011 Economic Perspective: The new top economist
9/23/2011 Cattlemen’s Beef Board names new CEO
9/23/2011 NAMP elects new president
9/16/2011 Former NCSU head leads research campus
9/15/2011 Top execs named in Duke-Progress merger
9/14/2011 Tyson exec joins renewable oil, bioproducts company
9/13/2011 Sara Lee North American CEO resigns
9/12/2011 Gov. Perdue appoints Etheridge for Hurricane Irene recovery efforts
9/7/2011 John Edwards seeks case's dismissal
9/7/2011 Brenneman moves to Butterball
9/5/2011 Award-winning scientist still pursues better crops at Syngenta
9/5/2011 10-year-old helps grow and sell his own crops 'If you work hard, you make money.'
9/2/2011 N.C. members reappointed to National Peanut Board
8/31/2011 Annie Louise Perkinson continues a family farming legacy at Asheville area farm
8/29/2011 US Rep. Wilson released from Lexington hospital
8/29/2011 Former Raleigh mayor Coggins dies
8/26/2011 Update: Man killed when tractor overturns
8/25/2011 N.C. pork leader dies
8/25/2011 World Dairy Expo dairy product contest announces grand champion winners
8/22/2011 Former state Rep. Zeno Edwards dies
8/22/2011 Three Wake County residents inducted into N.C. 4-H Hall of Fame
8/19/2011 Gov. Perdue appoints Robinson to 5th District Court bench
8/17/2011 North Carolinian works on national farm recommendations
8/16/2011 Farm Press Peanut Profitability recognizes award winners
8/12/2011 Father, son share distinction as state FFA presidents
8/12/2011 Empowering women to put a face on agriculture
8/10/2011 Hagan announces new communications director
8/10/2011 Four students receive Golden LEAF Foundation scholarships
8/8/2011 Ag Council member appointed to Rules Commission
8/8/2011 Senate panel approves CFTC nominee Wetjen
8/5/2011 Beef Board appoints new officers after chairman’s resignation
8/4/2011 Tractor Dave travels cross country for charity
8/3/2011 Thomas Porter, Jr.: North Carolina Farmer of the Year
8/2/2011 N.C. 4-H’ers awarded more than $120,000 in scholarships
7/27/2011 Two Virginians appointed to biotech committee
7/25/2011 Gov. Perdue appoints Fox to 18th District Court bench
7/22/2011 Cutting corners not an option for North Carolina grower
7/22/2011 FEC: Edwards must repay more than $2 million
7/21/2011 Young farmer enters field many have left
7/20/2011 Young N.C. State grad takes over Red Beard Farm
7/15/2011 Charlotte man must repay $2M in commodities trading scheme
7/12/2011 Sen. Burr's father dies at 90
7/12/2011 A servant of state and industry, Betsy Y. Justus dies at 64
7/7/2011 Vic Swinson: Peanut Profitability winner for Upper Southeast Region
7/7/2011 State FFA officers elected at Raleigh Convention
7/6/2011 Poultry Federation honors industry leader of the year
7/1/2011 Hagan congratulates Thomas Walker on Senate confirmation
6/29/2011 Ag fair supporter, Kenneth Vaughn, dies
6/24/2011 Pryors pursue excellence on their family farm
6/23/2011 Perdue to choose from list of three to fill vacancy of fifth district judicial post
6/22/2011 Gould elected to National Academy
6/21/2011 USAPEEC names new chairman and executive committee
6/17/2011 Hagan congratulates Thomas Walker after Judiciary Committee sends his nomination to full Senate
6/15/2011 Art Pope appointed to Golden Leaf board
6/15/2011 2 Hanesbrands officials leaving together
6/13/2011 Henderson County hires first agri-boss
6/10/2011 Bayer names president, CEO
6/9/2011 National Pork Board elects officers
6/7/2011 Poultry icon dies at 87
6/7/2011 New CFO takes over at Pilgrim’s Pride
6/6/2011 John Edwards in Winston-Salem federal courthouse to appear on felony indictment
6/6/2011 Max Cogburn takes oath as federal judge for Asheville area
6/3/2011 High Plains cattlewoman America's Farmers Mom of the Year
6/2/2011 Sad news regarding Bob Sutter's daughter
5/30/2011 Gov. Perdue appoints Rozier as District Court Judge for Wake County
5/30/2011 Honoring our heroes this Memorial Day
5/26/2011 New Hanover County Judge John Carroll dies
5/25/2011 Hooked on farming
5/24/2011 Local farmers elected to Cape Fear Credit board
5/23/2011 2 newest judges add to N.C.'s voice on 4th Circuit
5/13/2011 Hanesbrands CFO Lee Wyatt resigns
5/2/2011 U.S. kills bin Laden decade after 9/11 attacks
4/28/2011 Entries for Farm Mom of the Year still open
4/27/2011 Butterball CEO resigns, effective immediately
4/27/2011 Hilltop Farm offers organic produce with a personal touch
4/11/2011 Caswell cattle family wins environmental stewardship award
4/11/2011 Malloy named county field crop agent
4/6/2011 NCSU specialist receives regional IPM award
4/4/2011 Strong voice for agriculture reappointed to UNC Board of Governors:
4/4/2011 Perdue appoints judges in Buncombe County
4/4/2011 Governor Perdue appoints Judge Joseph Turner as superior court judge
4/1/2011 Former Asheville area Democrat Bruce Goforth to work for GOP leader
3/31/2011 JOB: Full Time Agri-Business Development Director
3/31/2011 Strong Voice for Agriculture Reappointed to UNC Board of Governors:
3/18/2011 Wife of Former N.C. House Speaker Dies
3/11/2011 US Senate votes 96-0 for Asheville area's Max Cogburn as federal judge
3/7/2011 Ingles' founder, Asheville-area visionary Robert P. 'Bob' Ingle dies
3/7/2011 America's Farmers Grow Communities Program- N.C. winners
3/4/2011 Is your favorite farm mom the next America's Farmers Mom of the Year?
3/2/2011 North Carolina cotton growers name new leader
3/1/2011 Pork producer selected as president of NC Soybean Producers Association
3/1/2011 NC Pork Council welcomes new officers
2/23/2011 Edwin J. Jones named associate dean of Virginia Tech CALS and director of VA Cooperative Extension
2/23/2011 Perdue shakes up staff
2/18/2011 Longtime legislator Joe Hege dies at 85
2/16/2011 NTF board elects new chairman, leadership
2/14/2011 NCC names new president
2/10/2011 New extension director named
2/9/2011 Hispanic advocate to advise president
2/8/2011 Duke Energy CEO, wife give Queens College $4.1M
2/8/2011 NCBA elects leadership, approves resolutions
2/7/2011 Hagan hires Washington insider as chief of staff
1/31/2011 Parker is the new Democratic chair
1/27/2011 Laurel Springs Christmas Tree owner, Lewis Gaskin, dies
1/26/2011 North Carolina soybean yield contest winners named
1/25/2011 Ricky Stallings wins North Carolina soybean efficiency contest
1/25/2011 Six to lead the legislature: Rep. Harold Brubaker
1/25/2011 Republicans Justice, Iler given co-chair positions
1/25/2011 Carolina, Virginia farmers honored
1/17/2011 Hayes likely pick to lead state GOP
1/17/2011 Incoming speaker Tillis lines up his staff
1/17/2011 Phil Hanes dies at 84
1/17/2011 NCPC welcomes new and returning board members
1/13/2011 Ken Fager, CEFS Research Specialist, dies
1/10/2011 Rep. Giffords in critical condition; five counts filed against suspect
1/6/2011 USMEF sets new executive committee
1/4/2011 NC Cotton Producers Exec. VP Billy Carter dies, funeral set for Wednesday
1/4/2011 Johnny Dale Perry dies
12/29/2010 Former NC Sen. Redman dies at 77, served in 1980s
12/27/2010 Jessie Rae Scott, widow of former N.C. governor, dies
12/27/2010 Former legislator Gordon Allen dies
12/24/2010 Speaker Tillis' transition team
12/22/2010 Ex-Rep. Pete Cunningham of Charlotte dies
12/22/2010 Zublena named to lead North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service
12/22/2010 NC farmer wins corn yield contest
12/21/2010 Democratic Party executive director leaves for Shuler PAC
12/21/2010 NCPC 2011 award nominations
12/20/2010 State GOP pioneer Rouse dies at 72
12/14/2010 Faison wants to lead state Democrats
12/13/2010 NC livestock producer named to animal health advisory committee
12/8/2010 Elizabeth Edwards dies of cancer at 61
12/3/2010 Young leaving Dems helm; Parker seeks job
12/2/2010 Democratic chairman won't seek re-election
12/2/2010 Ex-NC Sen. John Garwood dies at 78
12/2/2010 Perdue named to high leadership position at DGA
12/1/2010 Robin Hayes 'running hard' for Fetzer's job
11/30/2010 Apodaca to become NC Senate rules chairman in 2011
11/30/2010 Rabon named Senate GOP freshman leader
11/29/2010 Inside Politics: Robin Hayes wants to be state GOP chairman
11/24/2010 Easley pleads guilty to felony conviction, fined $1,000
11/22/2010 GOP picks political newcomer to lead NC House
11/22/2010 Fetzer stepping down in wake of GOP wins
11/19/2010 House ethics committee investigating Butterfield
11/17/2010 Fresh face for soil and water board
11/17/2010 Pope resigns as Wake GOP chairman
11/17/2010 Soybean board appointments announced
11/15/2010 Young farmer gains recognition as Cumberland's best
11/9/2010 USMEF names new chairman
11/4/2010 Former RJ Reynolds CEO Gerald Long dead at 82
10/26/2010 NC State formally installs Woodson as chancellor
10/26/2010 Governor reappoints Burgaw judge to Special Superior Court post
10/13/2010 McLendon, former state senator and attorney, dies
10/7/2010 President of NC-Based Case Foods Named to NCC Board
10/1/2010 GOP and Dems bicker over Hoyle
10/1/2010 Governor Perdue Names Hoyle new secretary for the Department of Revenue
9/24/2010 Thigpen to be sworn in
9/20/2010 Bladen County Farmer Wins $2,500 for Farmers Grow Communities program
9/15/2010 Poultry export group names VP for international trade
9/9/2010 Shaw to name new president today
9/1/2010 Ross speedily confirmed as President of UNC System, ACORN ties and all
8/31/2010 NC State University names first Murdock professor
8/27/2010 Hagan congratulates Thomas Ross, new UNC system president
8/26/2010 NC grower on ASA’s WISHH board
8/24/2010 Thigpen appointed to N.C. Court of Appeals
8/19/2010 Rep. Hill hospitalized with chest discomfort, surgery planned
8/13/2010 Lorillard names news CEO
8/9/2010 Senate confirms Wynn's nomination
7/29/2010 Bo Stone named 2010 NC farmer of the year
7/26/2010 Appointments to Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council
7/23/2010 Troxler elected president of Southern agricultural group
7/23/2010 Rep. Marvin Lucas diagnosed with cancer, prognosis good
7/14/2010 Al Lineberry Sr. leaves legacy as legislator, school board chairman
7/1/2010 Senate Ag Committee approves Hagen as USDA food safety chief
6/30/2010 Ann Garner Riddle named president & C.E.O. of TW Garner Food Company
6/22/2010 Conservative group files complaint over Etheridge incident
6/21/2010 Longtime NC legislator Bertha 'B' Holt dies
6/18/2010 Fetzer wants investigation for Etheridge incident
6/17/2010 Etheridge detractors protest in Raleigh
6/17/2010 Appointments
6/16/2010 Seafood Lab director honored by Institute of Food Technologists
6/16/2010 National Pork Board elects new leaders, searches for ‘grillers with groupies’
6/8/2010 Hart named to EPA advisory committee on agriculture
6/8/2010 Harnett County pork producers featured in NC electric co-operatives magazine
6/7/2010 EPA names Smithfield, JBS execs to advisory board
6/1/2010 Obama nominates Asheville attorney to federal bench
5/26/2010 Senator's maneuvers reflect rot in politics
5/24/2010 Governor to award “Biofuelist of the Year” award
5/18/2010 N.C. State begins national search for new provost
5/17/2010 N.C. producer takes seat on National Cattlemen's Beef Board
5/11/2010 Former Congressman Ike Andrews has died
5/11/2010 Environmental Farming Systems director named distinguished professor
4/13/2010 Former state Sen. Burney dies
4/5/2010 NPPC hires NC native as new top lobbyist
3/31/2010 N.C. 4-H honors Sen. Dan Blue and Larry Stogner with Lifetime Achievement Award
3/30/2010 Organizer of farmers market dies
3/30/2010 Tom Melton named interim head of crop science department
3/29/2010 Superior Court judge appointed
3/24/2010 Appointment to Soil and Water Conservation Commission
3/23/2010 Dr. Randy Jones elected officer of AASV
3/22/2010 Former NC police chief, congressman Heineman dies
3/16/2010 NCPC welcomes new officers
12/18/2008 Pilgrim’s Pride CEO, COO resign
12/11/2008 Adams re-elected to Black Caucus
























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