crops

Agriculture is the number one industry in North Carolina, contributing $78 billion dollars to the State’s economy. Much of the food produced in our state…

An excessively wet and rainy June has damaged some crops in Eastern North Carolina. Lee Jenkins has more on the extent of the damage and what effect it…

This week on the Down East Journal, we highlight a partnership between local farmers and the military aimed at eating locally grown food- and producing…

Spring is finally here… the weather is getting warmer, and strawberries are almost ripe for picking. Mid to late April is usually the start of strawberry…

We discuss the future of the biofuels industry in North Carolina. We talk to researchers and farmers about the potential of growing high energy grasses…