SFN Today

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

March 31, 2015

NC ag export star shining bright, new retail food price outlook from USDA and Monica Wood, Marketing Specialist with the State Farmers' Market with Spring and Easter ideas from the market at I-40 and Lake Wheeler Road in Raleigh.


Monday, March 30, 2015

March 39, 2015

Antibiotics use in food animals under fire...again, Duke University receives USDA grant to fight childhood obesity, and Elvis with L&G Farms in the farmer's area at the State Farmers' Market in Raleigh


Friday, March 27, 2015

March 27, 2015

NC's freshman house member stands up against County of Origin Labeling laws, brown meat isn't spoiled, a new video on SFNToday dot com tells you why, and Ginny with Swift Creek Nursery with blooming shrubs in the farmer's area at the State Farmers Market in Raleigh.


Thursday, March 26, 2015

March 26, 2015

Tractors ready to toll in the Blacklands, House Ag Committee holds hearing on biotechnology labeling, and Deva with Archer's Lodge with spring perennials at the State Farmers' Market in Raleigh.


Wednesday, March 25, 2015

March 25, 2015

Farming profitably in 2015 is going to take a really sharp pencil, McDonald's goes to limited antibiotics, not antibiotic free, and Ron with DiVine Foods and LuMil Vineyards in the Market Shoppes at the State Farmers' Market in Raleigh.


Tuesday, March 24, 2015

March 24, 2015

NCDA launches Dig Into Local - Best Menu NC campaign, gluten-free wheat on the horizon, and Monica Wood, Marketing Specialist with the State Farmers' Market in Raleigh.


Monday, March 23, 2015

March 23, 2015

USDA working to expand trade, new GMO products on their way to the produce isle at your local grocery store, and Paige with Yah's Best Products in the farmer's area at the State Farmers' Market in Raleigh.


March 20, 2015

Soil testing fee coming to a seasonal end, concerns about pesticides on fruit and veggies continues to linger, and Brad with Super Sod on the grounds of the State Farmers' Market in Raleigh.


Thursday, March 19, 2015

March 19, 2015

NC Governor speaks at Ag Appreciation Day, northern hemisphere logs warmest winter on record, and Monica Wood, Marketing Specialist with the State Farmers' Market on Arbor Day activities at the Market on Saturday from 11-2 at the State Farmers' Market in Raleigh.


March 18, 2015

Deadline for ARC-PLC election less than two weeks away, NC State releases ne plan for embattled Hoffman Forest, and Ken with Pierce's Produce in the Market Shoppes at the State Farmers' Market in Raleigh.


Tuesday, March 17, 2015

March 17, 2015

State Ag Awareness Day coming up Wednesday, NCDA's soil test fee season coming to an end, and Amy with Walker Farms with lots of 'green' for St. Pat's Day in the farmer's area at the State Farmers' Market in Raleigh.


Monday, March 16, 2015

March 16, 2015

Director of NC State Extension to retire, National Ag Day to celebrate the family farm, and Kayla with Linda Johnson's Family Farm in the farmer's area at the State Farmers' Market in Raleigh.


Friday, March 13, 2015

March 13, 2015

Persistently cold weather may have saved the state's strawberry crop, Sanderson Farms finally has a home....Robeson County, and Monica Wood, Marketing Specialist with the State Farmers' Market with the Spring Craft Fair opening today and running through Sunday at the Market off of I-40 and Lake Wheeler Road in Raleigh.


Thursday, March 12, 2015

March 12, 2015

Food business conference rescheduled---again, EPA moving forward on air quality standards for power plants, and Wendy with Earthworks Nursery with late winter blooming shrubs in the farmer's area at the State Farmers' Market in Raleigh.


Wednesday, March 11, 2015

March 11, 2015

Finally...El Nino is here, Ag Secretary Vilsack assures lawmakers that dietary guidelines will focus on nutrition, not politics, and Carley with Ronnie Moore's Produce in the farmer's area at the State Farmers' Market in Raleigh.


Tuesday, March 10, 2015

March 10, 2015

Camden, SC pork producer takes helm as president of National Pork Producers Council, say hola! to El Nino...finally, and Jeff with Beau's Place in the Market Shoppes at the State Farmers' Market in Raleigh.


Monday, March 9, 2015

March 9, 2015

Reality of Waters of the US public comments, National Chicken Council responds to McDonald's statement about antibiotic-free chicken sourcing and Robert with Whitfield Farms and signs of spring in the farmer's area at the State Farmers' Market in Raleigh.


Friday, March 6, 2015

March 6, 2015

Flavors of Carolina Shows underway, mandatory e-verify legislation approved in the House, and John of Longhill Nursery with spring plants and herbs coming into the market at the State Farmers' Market in Raleigh.


Thursday, March 5, 2015

March 5, 2015

NC Chapters observe National FFA week, E-Verify in the hands of the House Judiciary Committee, and Monica Wood, Marketing Specialist with the State Farmers' Market with information on the Spring Craft Fair coming up March 13-15 at the State Farmers' Market in Raleigh.


Wednesday, March 4, 2015

March 4, 2015

American farmers notch remarkable achievements, food prices still rising as general Consumer Price Index falls, and Mike with Mae Farms with locally made cheeses in the Market Shoppes at the State Farmers Market in Raleigh.


Tuesday, March 3, 2015

March 3, 2015

NC State Fair offering new scholarship opportunity for youth that have exhibited livestock in the past at the State Fair, NC Climate Office releases Feb-BRRRu-ary weather stats,, and Jeff with Beth Moore's Produce in the farmer's area at the State Farmers' Market in Raleigh.


Monday, March 2, 2015

March 2, 2015

Important Farm Bill deadline extended, food safety consolidation considered in Washington, and Cindy with Sugarloaf Orchards in the farmer's area at the State Farmers' Market in Raleigh.