Category Archives: Top Agriculture News
Snowy roads lead to hundreds of Virginia and North Carolina crashes as Arctic air brings record cold
By BEN FINLEY, MAKIYA SEMINERA and SARAH BRUMFIELD Associated PressNORFOLK, Va. (AP) - Officials in Virginia and North Carolina asked drivers to avoid travel Thursday as unusually heavy snow led to hu...
Feb 20, 2025
Snowy roads lead to hundreds of Virginia and North Carolina crashes as Arctic air brings record cold
By BEN FINLEY, MAKIYA SEMINERA and SARAH BRUMFIELD Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - Officials in Virginia and North Carolina asked drivers to avoid travel Thursday as unusually heavy snow led to h...
Feb 20, 2025
As egg prices soar, Trump administration plans new strategy to fight bird flu
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated PressMINNEAPOLIS (AP) - With egg prices soaring, the Trump administration is planning a new strategy for fighting bird flu that stresses vaccinations and tighte...
Feb 18, 2025
As egg prices soar, Trump administration plans new strategy to fight bird flu
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated PressMINNEAPOLIS (AP) - With egg prices soaring, the Trump administration is planning a new strategy for fighting bird flu that stresses vaccinations and tighte...
Feb 18, 2025
Gov Stein declares State of Emergency in advance of winter storm
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - North Carolina Governor Josh Stein has declared a state of emergency as a major winter storm approaches, expected to bring snow, sleet, and freezing rain across the state starti...
Feb 18, 2025
Gov Stein declares State of Emergency in advance of winter storm
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - North Carolina Governor Josh Stein has declared a state of emergency as a major winter storm approaches, expected to bring snow, sleet, and freezing rain across the state starti...
Feb 18, 2025
Trump signs a plan for reciprocal tariffs on US trading partners, ushering in economic uncertainty
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Thursday rolled out his plan to increase U.S. tariffs to match the tax rates that other countries charge on imports, possibly ...
Feb 13, 2025
Brooke Rollins confirmed as Trump's agriculture secretary as tariff fights loom
WASHINGTON (AP) - Brooke Rollins has been confirmed as secretary of agriculture. The Senate confirmed Rollins in a vote Thursday, placing a close ally of President Donald Trump into a key Cabinet posi...
Feb 13, 2025
Trump agrees to pause tariffs on Mexico, but import taxes still in place for Canada and China
WASHINGTON (AP) - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday that after a conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump that the planned tariffs are on hold for a month, a statement confirmed by ...
Feb 03, 2025
Trump proposes 'getting rid of FEMA' while visiting North Carolina
By WILL WEISSERT, CHRIS MEGERIAN and MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated Press SWANNANOA, N.C. (AP) - President Donald Trump said he was considering "getting rid of" the Federal Emergency Management Agency dur...
Jan 24, 2025