Patchy rainfall dents crops as prices rise in region
Farmers face a mixed harvest with corn losses due to dry spells while tobacco, soybeans and cotton hold up. Some areas see rain while others stay parched, pushing grain prices higher. Weather observer Franck calls this the poorest rain distribution he has seen in 35 years.
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Ernest Riggs
Riggs & Sons Grain Mill
Grantsboro
Riggs
Midwest
Pamlico County
Fred May
County Cooperative Extension Service
May
Mike Carroll
Coopera
Tive Extension Service
Craven County
Carroll
Minton Small
Jones County
Small
Jimmy Franck
National Weather Service
Trenton
Franck
Weather Service
Sunflowers Bloom Along NC 49 in Cabarrus County Farm
Eddie Moose, 43, grows 12 acres of sunflowers near Mount Pleasant in Cabarrus County. The plants rise in waves along NC 49, attracting drivers and cameras as locals note the unlikely crop in the Piedmont. Moose plans a second crop and sells seeds locally for about 20 cents a pound to feed birds and hogs.
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Mount Pleasant
Eddie Moose
Cabarrus County
Eddie
Dakotas
Minnesota
Piedmont Carolina
NC 49
Stanly County
Concord
Little Bear Creek
Holly
Bessie Lentz
Bessie
North America
Spain
Europe
Russia
Canada
America
High
Kansas
Texas
Colorado
Nebraska
United States
John Deere
Georgia
Jones County students trap bollworm moths for extension
Two Jones County middle school volunteers, Brett Pike and Adam Riggs, monitor bollworm moth traps for the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Jones County Center. They record counts daily on a graph and calendar, aiding cotton farmers as director Minton Small notes a high, long moth flight and critical first two weeks.
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Trenton
Jones County
North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service
Jones County Center
Brett Pike
Small
Pike and Riggs
North Carolina Farm Price Summary July 27 1994 Market News
Market report lists July 27 1994 prices for hogs cattle eggs poultry and crops across NC. Regions include Kinston Spivey s Corner Wilson Robersonville Siler City Clinton Fayetteville Dunn Pink Hill Pine Level Chadbourn Ayden Laurinburg Benson Mount Airy Shelby and Raleigh. Prices cover hogs cattle calves feeder cattle feed, various market prices at state markets, and grain bids across several counties.
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North Carolina
Federal State Market News Service
North Carolina Department of Agriculture
N.C
Kinston
Spivey’s Corner
Wilson
Robersonville
Siler City
Clinton
Fayetteville
Dunn
Pink Hill
Pine Level
Chadbourn
Ayden
Laurinburg
Benson
Sons
Wallace
Rowland
Mount Airy
Breaking Utility
Cutter & Boning
M&i
M&l
B. Dock
USDA
Mount Olive
Piedmont
F.o.b
Creswell
Goldsboro
Lawrinburg
Rose Hill
Raleigh
Lamberton
Greenville
Pantego
Williamston
Elizabeth City
Cofield
Nastville
Barber
Candor
Charlotte
Monroe
Mount Ullan
Statesville
Norwood
Roaring River
Processed vegetable acreage climbs amid 12 percent rise
The Agriculture Department reports a 12 percent year over year increase in acreage for harvested processed vegetables. Contracts covered 1.49 million acres for five crops including snap beans, sweet corn, cucumbers for pickles, green peas, and tomatoes. Tomato output is forecast to hit a record high while cucumbers lagged.
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M&i
Asheville
Traypack
New York
USDA
Washington
Agriculture Department
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Carolinas
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E.W
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Jones Center
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Our
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Centura Bank
FDIC
Centura Securities, Inc
NASD
SIPC
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