ROCKINGHAM - As part of the ongoing mission of the Richmond Observer to provide expansive coverage of newsworthy events, we offer the following links to allow ease of access to developments garnering attention across the state and/or nation. These particular links relate to items of rural and/or agricultural interests in the news the past few weeks.
1- Agricultural leaders from across the country and around the state were in Raleigh to speak out against the nuisance lawsuits and offer support and calls to action at the National Agricultural Leaders Roundtable. SFN Today
NC Farm Bureau Report NCFB-YouTube
Farm Bureau’s Duvall addresses national roundtable on lawsuit abuse targeting North Carolina farms American Farm Bureau
Photos NCFB-Flickr
Congressman says nuisance suits against agri-business are a national threat Legal Newsline
2- And while farm supporters were gathered, another verdict against Smithfield Foods came down across town. My Fox 8
Jury tells Smithfield Foods to pay $473.5M in hog farm lawsuit WNCT
On N.C. nuisance lawsuits, NPPC says, ‘Stop this madness’ National Pork Producers Council
Environmentalists call on neighbors, hog farmers to start a conversation Durham Herald-Sun
3- As the House and Senate conference the farm bill, President Trump has tweeted his support for work requirements to receive SNAP benefits in a final bill. Morning Ag Clips
4- Let’s take a moment and look at what things are like for a Forsyth County farmer (and surely they are sharing the fortunes of farmers in other N.C. counties, too.) The trade wars, labor and income are issues on their minds. Winston-Salem Journal
5- China announced additional tariffs on U.S. imports but it looks as though farmers are spared the worst of it this time around. Bloomberg
Local farmers unimpressed with aid plan Asheboro Courier-Tribune
6- August in North Carolina started out pretty wet for many, and wetter-than-normal conditions are predicted through October. Southeast Farm Press
7- The NAACP and environmentalists are suing to keep the proposed constitutional amendments off ballots in November. WRAL
8- The picture varies state-by-state, but overall, U.S. farmland values are now at their highest levels. AgWeb
9- Almond Breeze vanilla almond milk sold in North Carolina and 27 other states has been recalled for potentially containing actual milk. Mlive
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