Farming

Last year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded $50 million in grants to small and midsized farms across the country. This year, the grant program — meant to help farmers hire and retain workers — was frozen by the Trump administration.

The North Carolina Department of Agriculture is encouraging farmers to inspect their fields for an invasive weed recently discovered in eastern North Carolina.

Senators had previously moved to close loopholes around some North Carolina raw milk sales in the sweeping agriculture legislation.

Cesar Chavez Day celebrates the life and legacy of the labor rights icon.

Another year, another drought for North Carolina farmers, who head into spring planting season with a lot of uncertainty.

The USDA's Rural Energy for America Program has given small, rural businesses $1.3 billion in funding for renewable energy projects. But its future is uncertain under Trump, along with other federal climate programs.

Farmers throughout western North Carolina incurred millions of dollars in debt trying to repair their land and start farming again. They hope promised financial relief from the federal government arrives soon.

Traditional farmers around the world are walking away from millions of acres of land where they once grew crops or grazed animals. It's provoking mixed reactions.

Tropical Storm Helene ravaged western North Carolina’s farms in late September. Recovering is no easy task. And Helene was not the first calamity that farmers across the state faced in 2024.

President-elect Trump won landslide support in much of farm country, but his embrace of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his plan for a tariff fight with China alarms many farmers and agriculture experts.