Craven ash program turns waste to crops in county plan
Craven County used an ash disposal deal with Hydraco Inc to fund a farm soil amendment project. The program shifted from landfill disposal to local field application after reclassifying ash for agricultural use, aided by a $50,000 grant to compost ash with yard waste and sludge.
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State Division of Solid Waste Management
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Farm Market Prices and North Carolina Market Notes
Market listings show cattle and hog prices for Wallace, Spivey, Mount Airy, and Raleigh. USDA and North Carolina figures cover eggs, broilers, feeder cattle, hogs, cotton, corn, wheat, soybeans, and vegetables with regional price ranges and estimated slaughter figures.
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Group says women and black farmers get lower subsidies
Environmental groups claim women and black farmers receive smaller subsidy payments than white male farmers. They back Agriculture Secretary Espy’s proposal for greater federal oversight of local and county farm program committees. Kenneth A. Cook of the Environmental Working Group supports USDA leadership over committee appointments.
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Museum a public service in Forest City
In a former Florence Street hardware store Wilbur Burgin opened a Farm Museum that showcases turn of the century items from rope beds to a 1923 Henry Ford tractor. Burgin, 73, explains his aim is to preserve relics for public benefit while sharing memories from his Navy years and growing up nearby.
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Dairy group says milk hormone hasn't cut sales
The National Milk Producers reports that the introduction of recombinant bovine somatotropin rBST has not harmed milk sales. Six months after approval, U S Department of Agriculture statistics show July year-to-date fluid milk sales only 0.1 percent below the prior average, countering anti biotechnology predictions.
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