SALISBURY — As Joe Givens listened to the diesel engine revving, he was really following the numbers.
The temperature inside the exhaust filter would reach just shy of 1,200 degrees. The number of particles coming out the exhaust stack: 0.
Give ...Read More

Landowners often receive offers to sell their timber but are unsure if the deal is in their best interest. Cooperative Extension has scheduled a meeting for landowners to have their questions answered by a specialist from N.C. State University on F ...Read More

By Brad Johnson For the Salisbury Post SALISBURY — As you browse the grocery store aisles, especially perusing the meat counter, you may come to the conclusion that prices have increased. There’s a simple explanation involving Mother Nat ...Read More

RALEIGH — The N.C. Board of Agriculture will meet at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, in the Martin Building at the State Fairgrounds. The meeting is open to the public.

The board will consider requests from the N.C. Potato Association and N.C. Catt ...Read More

By Sherry Walker Master Gardener Volunteer SALISBURY — Many people think of eating local only during mid-summer, when the farmer’s market is flush with crisp, sweet corn and juicy, ripe tomatoes. That only leaves a few months of the year to eat l ...Read More

INDIANAPOLIS  – With more than 100,000 new farmers needed over the next few years, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack issued the young leaders of the National FFA Organization a challenge in 2011.
“I would like you to with your f ...Read More

Upcoming programs from throughout the area: A Small Flock Poultry workshop is scheduled for Jan. 19, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Harnett County Cooperative Extension Office in Lillington. The program will include management of forage specie ...Read More

RALEIGH — More than 300 exhibitors are expected at the Southern Farm Show, set Feb. 1-3 at the N.C. State Fairgrounds.
That makes it the largest agricultural exposition in the Carolinas and Virginia. The big show is a February tradition at ...Read More

RALEIGH – The neurologic form of equine herpesvirus, EHV-1, has been confirmed in a North Carolina horse. The horse, from a Rockingham County stable, was taken to the College of Veterinary Medicine at N.C. State University upon becoming ill, an ...Read More

SALISBURY — Volunteers are the backbone for North Carolina Cooperative Extension programming, especially the 4-H program. 4-H, the youth component of N.C. Cooperative Extension, provides youth ages 5 to 18 with exciting and educational experien ...Read More

Producers are asked to enroll in the new GovDelivery system which will provide notices, newsletters and electronic reminders instead of a hard copy through the mail.

The Farm Service Agency, like many other organizations, is trying to work smarter ...Read More

Researchers from North Carolina State University and West Virginia University have developed a new technology that can reduce air pollutant emissions from some chicken and swine barns, and also reduce their energy use by recovering and possibly gener ...Read More

By Steve Huffman
For the Salisbury Post
CREEDMOOR — Paul Newby said when he spoke to the Wake County Garden Club recently on the subject of being a gentleman farmer, he noted the words are something of a contradiction.
“You can be a gentl ...Read More

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The lack of chemicals used in organic production has created a challenge for farmers in caring for their animals: Few veterinarians are trained to treat livestock without antibiotics or other modern drugs. The shortage o ...Read More

By Joanie Morris For the Salisbury Post KANNAPOLIS — A little farm straddles the county line between Cabarrus and Rowan counties, just south of Enochville. Stretching across 60 acres, Big Oak Farm has been in Mike Smith’s family for at le ...Read More

By P.L. Byrd For the Salisbury Post MOCKSVILLE — For non-commercial farmers, tomato season in North Carolina is certain: start seeds in March or buy plants in late April; harden off, set out, feed, water and nurture; watch for squirrel pilferin ...Read More

The 2012 Direct and Counter-Cyclical Program (DCP) enrollment will begin Jan. 23, 2012 and will end June 1, 2012. Here are some IMPORTANT REMINDERS:
All producers planting on DCP base acres must be identified on the DCP/ACRE contract and receive a p ...Read More

Federal Assistance Would Help Recovery from Hurricane Irene

RALEIGH- Gov. Bev Perdue today thanked Congressman G.K. Butterfield for introducing legislation, at the Governor’s request, that would expedite federal aid for North Carolina farmers ...Read More

In roughly 18 months, participants in the 10% Campaign have recorded over $10 million in purchases of locally-produced foods. The 10% Campaign is a statewide effort of the Center for Environmental Farming Systems to stimulate economic development, cr ...Read More

The Rowan Advisory Council for Equestrian 4-H Clubs(R.A.C.E. 4-H) Saddle Up for St. Jude event raised $3,500 to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®, one of the world’s premier centers for the research and treatment of pedia ...Read More

Recently recognized NC Cooperative Extension employees are Paige Burns, Interim County Director (l) for her 2011 Outstanding NC Cooperative Extension Agent award presented at last week's SARE Conference in Raleigh and Sarah Mammarella, Family & C ...Read More

By Scott Tilley For the Salisbury Post By now, farmers from around the state of North Carolina should have all their small grains planted. The same goes for Rowan County farmers. Many farmers plant early in order to take advantage of early tillering, ...Read More

Over the Thanksgiving holidays, huge truckloads of fraser fir Christmas trees were bound for many parts of the state. Years ago, Christmas trees were erected only a few days before Christmas; now Thanksgiving Day initiates the first day for Christmas ...Read More

Natural Resources Conservation Service

Salisbury, NC. (November, 2011) – The United States Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has announced funding will soon be available for conservation programs ...Read More

Researchers at North Carolina State University will use funding from a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant to help southern strawberry growers battle some common plant diseases.
Anthracnose and Phytophthora pathogens cause nearly $6 million in straw ...Read More