Category Archives: Top Agriculture News
This NC plant eats bugs for breakfast - and looks beautiful doing it
By MIKE RALEY WPTF Weekend Gardener Most of us have seen or have some knowledge of the most iconic plant in the world: It's the "Venus Flytrap", which is native to a small area of southeastern North C...
Nov 16, 2025
Farmers' Almanac says it will cease publication after 208 years, citing financial challenges
A 208-year-old publication that farmers, gardeners and others keen to predict the weather have relied on for guidance will be publishing for the final time. Farmers' Almanac said Thursday that its 202...
Nov 07, 2025
Trump cuts tariffs on China after meeting Xi in South Korea
By JOSH BOAK, CHRIS MEGERIAN and MARK SCHIEFELBEIN Associated PressABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) - President Donald Trump described his face-to-face with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday as a roaring...
Oct 30, 2025
Trump cuts tariffs on China after meeting Xi in South Korea
By JOSH BOAK, CHRIS MEGERIAN and MARK SCHIEFELBEIN Associated Press ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) - President Donald Trump described his face-to-face with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday as a roarin...
Oct 30, 2025
Trump administration posts notice that no federal food aid will go out Nov. 1
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press The U.S. Department of Agriculture has posted a notice on its website saying federal food aid will not go out Nov. 1, raising the stakes for families nationwide...
Oct 26, 2025
Composting Made Easy: Tips from the WPTF Weekend Gardener
By MIKE RALEY WPTF Weekend Gardener One of the most economical and practical things you can do for the plants in your landscape and vegetable garden is to start a compost pile. We've discussed it fair...
Oct 26, 2025
North Carolina GOP advances congressional map to secure another House seat for Trump
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina's legislature formally began redrawing the state's congressional district map Monday, plainly stating their intent to help Rep...
Oct 20, 2025
Ironweed: The resilient perennial transforming North Carolina landscapes
By MIKE RALEY WPTF Weekend Gardener We all want resilient plants for our landscape. Frankly we want something that is cost effective. A plant which fulfills that description and expectation is "Ironwe...
Oct 12, 2025
Witchy native shrub brings spring bottlebrush blooms and fiery fall color
By MIKE RALEY WPTF Weekend Gardener If you have ever wanted to grow your own bottle brushes, then you have come to the right place. The Fothergilla latifolia or F. major or the Dwarf Fothergilla (gard...
Oct 05, 2025
Trump plans aid package for US soybean farmers while seeking trade deal with China
By DIDI TANG and JOSH FUNK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is planning a significant aid package to U.S. soybean farmers to help them survive China's boycott of American bean...
Oct 05, 2025