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North Carolina could lose as much as a fifth of its farmland to development by 2040. That was the warning Thursday from state Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler, who said the state needs to do more to preserve farmland now.
Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol Bureau Chief
North Carolina's agriculture and agribusiness has reached a new record. Friday morning Commissioner Steve Troxler announced the economic impact reached $103 billion -- nearly double the amount from when he took office in 2005.
The North Carolina Consumer Services' Standards Division is singling out 70 stores spanning 38 counties all with the same problem of excessive price scanner errors. Here's a look at just a few of the offenders in Wake County.
Keely Arthur, 5 On Your Side reporter
The farms were identified after another nearby farm earlier this week euthanized 32,000 turkeys after a positive sample within the flock. A 6.2 mile zone was established, leading to these new positive cases.
Cory Dinkel, WRAL multiplatform producer
The investigation into a massive pile of dead birds found in Sampson County woods was closed on Wednesday.
The North Carolina Department of Agriculture launched an investigation after a WRAL viewer shared a photo of a massive pile of dead birds. The photo shows a mound of dead birds in a field, surrounded by a wooded area off Herring Road in Sampson County.
The North Carolina Department of Agriculture launched an investigation after a WRAL viewer shared a photo with us of a massive pile of dead birds.
Gilbert Baez, WRAL Fayetteville reporter
The North Carolina Department of Agriculture is investigating after someone found a large pile of dead birds in Sampson County.
Watch out avocado toast, sweetpotato toast is the next big thing.
Kathy Hanrahan, Out and About editor
Find out five facts you probably didn't know about this North Carolina vegetable.
Residents in the area have been receiving mysterious packages containing unmarked seeds. Here's how to handle this if it happens to you.
Many North Carolina residents are receiving packets of seeds they never ordered.
Jessica Patrick, WRAL multiplatform producer
State regulators have levied fines on several North Carolina retailers because the scanned prices at check-out did not match the store's advertised prices, officials said.
Caitlin Richards, WRAL digital intern
A horse in Cumberland County was euthanized after contracting a mosquito-borne disease, the state's Department of Agriculture said Tuesday.
Deborah Strange, WRAL digital journalist
One agency tracks them, but won't share information with others. Some legislators want more regulation.
Travis Fain, WRAL statehouse reporter
Watch out the next time you get gas - state authorities say they're seeing an uptick in illegal card skimmers at the pump.
Richard Adkins, WRAL photojournalist
State officials discuss a spike in card skimmers found on gas pumps and provide tips on how to spot and avoid a skimmer.
U.S. agriculture secretary meets with farmers in eastern North Carolina.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is reportedly sitting on a huge surplus of cheese as consumption has dropped.
State lawmakers are moving quickly to pass their third hurricane relief bill this year, containing $250 million to help farmers and fishermen wiped out by Hurricane Florence in September and Hurricane Michael in October.
Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol Bureau chief
State agriculture officials pressed lawmakers Monday for financial assistance to North Carolina farmers reeling after Hurricane Florence, but some members of an oversight committee expressed reservations about handing money directly over to farmers.
Matthew Burns, WRAL.com senior producer/politics editor
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality and the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services update lawmakers on the impacts of Hurricane Florence.
Produce at the North Carolina Department of Agriculture farmers market. Photo taken August 17, 2018.
Peaches at the NC Department of Agriculture state farmers market. Photo taken August 17, 2018.
