ROCKINGHAM - As part of the ongoing mission of the Richmond Observer to provide expansive coverage of developing events, we offer the following links to allow ease of access to recent news garnering attention across the state and/or nation. These particular links relate to last week’s preparations for Hurricane Florence and how agricultural interests may benefit from such information in conjunction with future storms.
1- This morning’s news includes many stories about N.C. farmers and how they prepared for Florence. Reuters
Beware of misleading narratives and check facts on hog farms NCPC
Moving chickens, harvesting tobacco, managing hog manure: NC farmers prepared for Florence Washington Post
NCDA & CS activates hotline to help farmers impacted by Hurricane Florence NCDA & CS
Hurricane Florence: Prepare your farm and stay safe RAFI
U.S. farmers scramble to harvest crops as hurricane looms US News & World Report
NC Disaster Information Center NC State Extension
Hurricane Florence forcing early harvest SFN Today
2- Congressional leaders are not ruling out the possibility that they will not get their farm bill work done before the current bill expires Sept. 30, and they could extend the current bill. SFN Today
GOP faces deadline crunch as threat of losing House deepens Politico
3- The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture met yesterday and approved action items reaffirming their support of free trade agreements. Southeast Farm Press
American farmers, businesses launch campaign to show how tariffs harm the heartland USA Today
4- American Farm Bureau has joined ethanol groups in a letter asking the administration to restore the integrity of the Renewable Fuel Standard and allow year-round sales of E15. American Farm Bureau
5- North Carolina recently hosted an On Farm Readiness Review event to help growers who will be subject to the Food Safety Modernization Act prepare, and FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb talks about this resource. FDA
6- World Food Prize winner Mary-Dell Chilton is set to retire from her lab at Syngenta in Research Triangle Park. Chilton’s team produced the first transgenic plant. Triangle Business Journal
7- An Alabama farm has recalled eggs in Alabama and Tennessee over salmonella contamination. USA Today
8- The deadline to file a claim over certain varieties of Syngenta corn and how they were marketed closes Oct. 12. Southeast Farm Press
9- Apply now for 2019 NC Farm Schools! NC State Extension
10- This morning we have coverage from the Conservation Farm Family of the Year Celebration at Fence Row Farms Baucom, videos of farmers preparing for the storm, and video from Joey Carter’s farm that brings home the impact of the Smithfield lawsuits. NC Farm Bureau
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.
