RALEIGH, N.C. — A Senate committee is scheduled to consider two proposed constitutional amendments Monday that would place farming rights and right-to-work protections in the North Carolina Constitution.
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Senate panel to hear constitutional amendments on farming and right-to-work policy
RALEIGH, N.C. — A Senate committee is scheduled to consider two proposed constitutional amendments Monday, one protecting the right to farm and engage in forestry and another placing right-to-work language in the North Carolina Constitution.
Rising prices of fertilizer and diesel affecting farmers
Farmers across the country, including North Carolina, are “taking it on the chin” when it comes to diesel and fertilizer prices, which have risen to unprecedented levels. The U.S. is dependent on and a major importer of foreign fertilizer.
Protecting your right to grow your own food
Do you know where your food comes from? Aside from saying Harris Teeter, Food Lion, or Wegman’s, it is an important question to many North Carolinians.
Attorney General Josh Stein and Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler urge loan forgiveness for farmers
Attorney General Josh Stein and Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler today urged U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to make eligible farmers for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. The PSLF program forgives the remaining loan balance of a Federal Direct Loan borrower who works for 10 years in a public service job while making loan payments relative to their income.