Canceled agricultural fairs in larger and smaller NC communities are having a substantial economic impact, organizers say.
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Duke deploys herbicide helicopters in WNC
Since Duke first began using the practice in WNC in 2016, said company spokesperson Jeff Brooks, helicopters under the utility’s direction have deployed herbicides across more than 500 acres. That number may increase in the future as Duke pursues what it calls “an effective alternative” to ground-based management of vegetation along power lines.
Foreign affairs: Globetrotting beer importers visit Asheville breweries
A recent visit from international beer importers may point to new distribution possibilities for Asheville’s brewing industry.
DEA holds up industrial hemp in North Carolina
Local farmers are still holding out hope that 2017 will be the year industrial hemp grows in WNC fields for the first time in decades. But the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration isn’t making it easy for growers to source seed or seedlings in time for planting, which may mean another year of waiting for eager prospective hemp growers.
Mills River inches closer to extreme drought conditions
As a very dry fall moves toward winter, municipalities, officials, scientists, farmers and citizens all ponder the deepening effects of the drought in Western North Carolina.