North Carolina

For a North Carolina Christmas tree farmer supplying a tree for the White House Blue Room is a dream come true.  And as Gary Crawford explains, for his special tree it's a true Cinderella story.       If you have a story idea for the Washington Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekradio.com...

An appeals court struck down the gag order put into effect by the trial judge in the North Carolina hog nuisance lawsuits because it violated the First Amendment.  Meating Place said the court granted defendant Murphy-Brown’s request to strike down the gag order.  The three-jud...

Recovery is underway in North Carolina after Hurricane Florence.  The number of livestock lost to flooding is climbing in the aftermath.  The North Carolina Ag Department says 5,500 hogs and 3.4 million poultry were lost due to the hurricane.  In addition to da...

A judge’s order forbids farmers and their neighbors from discussing the recent run of abusive and predatory lawsuits against pork farmers in North Carolina. Lawyers for the American Farm Bureau Federation and the North Carolina Farm Bureau filed a brief asking for the order to be overturned. Alth...

A special agriculture roundtable discussion took place on Friday in Raleigh, North Carolina.  The goal was to highlight a recent wave of nuisance lawsuits in the state targeting hog farms.  Lawmakers and agricultural leaders discussed the growing threat to farmers and how out-of-state lawyers are using nuisance lawsuits to get around states’ right-to-farm laws.  The discussion inc...

The 2018 North Carolina Farm Act was introduced at the state senate ag committee meeting last week.  The provision that got the most attention, locally and nationally, calls for the banning of plant-based drinks as being labeled as "milk."  N...