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What if you came up with a way to help save the planet, but you were barred from using it? That's how a Boone inventor describes his 25-year fight to use the patented industrial composting system he devised in the 1970s.
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South Carolina’s agriculture chief plans to ask lawmakers for $75 million to help bring processing and packing facilities to the state so farmers don’t have to send their products away.
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Hot temperatures and a lack of rainfall are spreading drought conditions across many parts of North Carolina, and farmers in the state are feeling the impact.
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The USDA was supposed to provide $5 billion in debt relief to Black farmers this month as part of the American Rescue Plan. The funding has been touted as a way to address historical government discrimination against farmers of color. But two court rulings have put the funding on hold.
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A group called the Carolina Farm Trust has started work on an "urban farm" in Huntersville — its fourth in the Charlotte area. It's part of a campaign to bring farming back to Mecklenburg County and rebuild appreciation for farms. WFAE environmental reporter David Boraks has more.
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Mecklenburg County has more than 230 farms, about half the number of 40 years ago. Residential and commercial development, rising land costs and…
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SUNDAY HEADLINES: State public safety officials say a friend and campaign donor of Gov. Pat McCrory got his company’s prison maintenance contracts…
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More than 80,000 visitors are expected to visit the Cabarrus County Fair this week. It's been an attraction in the county for more than 60 years. The…