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 news garnering attention across the state and/or nation. These particular links relate to items of interest in conjunction with Hurricane Florence and its effects on NC’s rural communities and agricultural developments.
1- North Carolina Farm Bureau ventured out to talk to farmers about how they’re managing since Florence hit and what conditions are like on their farms. Reports are starting to come in of the damage incurred across the ag community. NCFB-YouTube
NCDA & CS moving into communities to assess damage & assist in recovery NCDA & CS
Florence Update—Sept. 19 at 4 p.m. NC Pork
Area farms demolished by Hurricane Florence Columbus Dispatch
North Carolina sweet potatoes take hit from Florence The Packer
Managing cotton after Florence Southeast Farm Press
North Carolina hurricane resources USDA NRCS
Agricultural damage from Hurricane Florence in Johnston County Morning Ag Clips
NC DOT releases county-by-county list of closed roads WRAL
Quarries are flooded, Walmarts are closed, but Butterball says your Thanksgiving turkeys are OK Durham Herald-Sun
2- Canada’s foreign affairs minister is back in Washington, D.C. to continue negotiations over NAFTA, but some in Congress say time could be running out on a deal. SFN Today
Potential NAFTA collapse poses major risk to Canada, group warns Bloomberg
3- USDA has starting issuing its first phase of trade mitigation payments over the last 10 days, and will continue to make purchase announcements. American Farm Bureau
4- Bayer AG unit Monsanto is asking a judge to throw out the $289 million jury verdict awarded to a man who says the company’s glyphosate-based weedkillers caused his cancer. Reuters
5- Nebraska Farm Bureau has announced it will make a health plan available to qualifying members. AgWeb
Health insurance and national farm policy Choices
6- Scientists are reporting that modern high-yield farming techniques are the best route toward meeting rising food demand while conserving biodiversity. AgDaily
7- The CEO of a company focused on ag technologies talks about how the mergers and consolidations among the big companies impacted his business. Forbes
8- Research out of a Canadian university finds that three servings of dairy per day could lower the risk of heart disease. Newsweek
9- While some Americans are losing their minds over the return of the Pumpkin Spice Latte, the sweet potato is the star of a few fall varieties offered at Starbucks exclusively in Japan and South Korea. And Now You Know
10- North Carolina Farm Bureau has established a Florence Relief Fund to assist farm families and rural communities as they rebuild and recover. NCFB
11- Thursday was National Teach Ag Day! National Association of Agricultural Educators
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.
