It's a cloudy, rainy and, most importantly, windy day in Chowan County in northeastern North Carolina. Dozens of wind turbines spin at full speed over empty fields of crops, making a rhythmic ...

Across North Carolina, treated sewage sludge—known as biosolids—is spread on farmland as fertilizer. But growing concerns over PFAS contamination have farmers, utilities, and regulators ...

A Legacy of Excellence: Cartner's Christmas Tree Farm. Established in 1959 by the Cartner family, Cartner's Christmas Tree Farm has been a cornerstone of North Carolina's Christmas tree industry.

North Carolina, the second-largest Christmas tree producer in the U.S., faced significant losses when Hurricane Helene struck just before harvest.

A North Carolina family models a productive way forward. ... In some instances, the Ducketts heard, farmers could be paid to protect their land so that it would remain a farm forever.

Sip coffee, savor biscuits, and mingle with alpacas and llamas at Durrant Farms near Asheville — a magical brunch experience ...

From growing corn to producing power, North Carolina’s second wind farm is up and running, and it’s on an actual farm. “It was a long process,” said Gene Jordan, a farmer from Edenton ...

The USDA extended two critical cost-share programs helping Western NC farmers recover from Tropical Storm Helene, the agency ...

North Carolina farmers dealing with a devastating season of lost crops can now apply for ... "We rent about 1,200 acres of open land," Thompson said. His farm sits on the Wake-Franklin County ...

The Land of Oz is open for the next two weekends on Sept. 13-15 and Sept. 20-22. It operates only during select weekends out of the year. The Land of Oz was a theme park that operated between 1970 ...

The infrastructure will cost $150,000 to replace, and tree removal and land grading will add further costs. All told, the storm will cost the family roughly $300,000. Green Toe Ground is one of many ...

Hurricanes have gotten larger and wetter because of climate change and inland communities are at greater risk from heavy flooding. That's what Hurricane Helene did to western North Carolina last year.