WALLACE and SMITHFIELD, Va. — Smithfield Foods, the world’s largest pork producer, has signed an agreement with Wallace-based agribusiness leader Murphy Family Ventures. According to a statement, the agreement will establish a Murphy-owned farming company with the […]
RALEIGH — Wake County Commissioners have protected 112 acres of area forests and farmland from development by unanimously approving $400,000 in funding for a conservation easement. “This amount and the dedication of the rollback tax […]
RALEIGH — Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) has joined a bipartisan group of colleagues in co-sponsoring a bill that would increase oversight and transparency of purchases of U.S. agricultural land that could pose a threat to […]
RALEIGH — The bill filed to stop adversarial foreign governments from buying farmland in North Carolina unanimously passed the House by a vote of 114-0. The bill will now be taken up by the Senate. […]
RALEIGH — N.C. House Majority Leader Rep. John Bell (R-Wayne) announced the filing of a bill to protect North Carolina farmland and land near military installations from being purchased by “adversarial” foreign entities. “Allowing foreign […]
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