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FARMING
Opinon: Federal policies are hurting NC farmers. So state leaders must have their backs.
| April 23, 2025
The Trump administration’s spending cuts are making it tougher for small farmers to get by, NC Rep. Ray Jeffers writes. But a bill he introduced would “uplift our farmers regardless of what comes down from Washington.”
Opinion: How North Carolina fails its farmworkers
| July 2, 2024
This isn’t just a rhetorical question. It carries real consequences for the González Mendoza family—and thousands of H2-A visa recipients across the state. North Carolina is home to the fifth-most H2-A workers in the country, nearly 15,000 migrants who labor in the agricultural sector with few protections.
VIDEO: Josh Stein: we must build more housing, but also preserve farmland
| May 14, 2024
On Monday afternoon, Attorney General @joshsteinnc, the Democratic nominee for governor, stopped by Sharp Farms in Wilson County, which has been in operation since 1928. Stein toured the farm with Pender Sharp, who serves as the Farm Manager, and discussed the farm operation, and what support they need to be successful. North Carolina is projected […]
Josh Stein shares how he’ll support the agriculture industry during visit to Wilson County farm
| May 14, 2024
“My philosophy is pretty basic,” Stein said. “Government can help create conditions for you to succeed, and that’s what we should do. Help you set standards, and make sure that there’s fair rules of the road, and they’re equally enforced, and then get out of the way, and certainly don’t create problems for ourselves.”
VIDEO: NC Farmers Can’t Repair Their Own Equipment. Here’s How That Hurts Them.
| January 12, 2024
Imagine purchasing equipment that’s critical to the success of your business that costs you tens, if not over a hundred thousand dollars, but you’re not allowed to make repairs on the equipment yourself. That is the reality that farmers in North Carolina and across the country fact: they are required to take that equipment to […]