ROCKINGHAM - As part of the ongoing mission of the Richmond Observer to provide expansive coverage of current events, we offer the following links to allow ease of access to breaking news and/or items of immediate interest garnering attention across the state and/or nation. These particular links relate to items of interests that were in the news the past few days in conjunction with Hurricane Florence.
1- Florence’s impact continues to be felt around the state this morning, and will be for some time, by all reports. Rivers are still rising, some areas were under tornado warnings and evacuations and flash flood threats continued Monday morning. WRAL
NC Governor updates on Florence damage CNN
Farmers struggling through wind and rain SFN Today
North Carolina pork producers prepared and handling Florence Southeast Farm Press
Social media reports show Florence’s impact on Carolina farms Southeast Farm Press
Picking up after the storm on pasture-based livestock farms Morning Ag Clips
Hurricane Florence North Carolina Department of Public Safety
Executive Order – Temporary Suspension of Enforcement on Certain Regulations Related to The Use of Nonhighway Diesel Fuel Gov. Roy Cooper
NCDA & CS activates hotline to help farmers impacted by Hurricane Florence NCDA & CS
Advisory on Hurricane Florence NC Pork
2- The U.S. and Canada resume attempts this week to work out their differences over dairy and come to a trade agreement. Politico
Intrigue, impasse persist over NAFTA Morning Ag Clips
3- An economist says soybean prices could jump by as much as 15 percent if U.S. trade disputes can be resolved. SFN Today
Why the U.S.-China trade deficit is so huge: Here’s all the stuff America imports MarketWatch
4- The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee has moved toward making permanent a number of tax provisions, including unlimited bonus depreciation and the doubled estate tax exemption enacted in 2017. Southeast Farm Press
Ways and Means Committee moves to make important tax provisions permanent American Farm Bureau
5- We’re in the midst of National Farm Safety and Health Week, and AgriSafe and partners are hosting a number of webinars on a variety of topics. KTIC Radio
National Farm Safety and Health Week 2018 National Education Center for Agricultural Safety
6- American Farm Bureau is applauding the Interior Department’s order curbing “sue and settle” agreements with activists over the last several years. American Farm Bureau
7- Food and agriculture-focused activities are on the calendar in the Asheville area! Asheville Citizen-Times
8- Retail locations in North Carolina are among those that received Bob Evans sausage products that have been recalled over concerns that some may have been contaminated with pieces of clear, hard plastic. Food Safety News
9- We’d like to alert you to a resource that can help as we continue to weather the storm. The ReadyNC app gives information on real-time traffic and weather conditions, river levels, evacuations and power outages. ReadyNC
Editor's note: It is the policy of the Richmond Observer to print news release material in its original format, as it was received, with minimal, if any, editorial adjustments.
