Agricultural
Ag briefs for Nov. 19
LUMBERTON — The second quarterly Lumberton High School FFA alumni meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the agriculture building at the school. GOLDSBORO — There will be a cattle artificia...
LUMBERTON — The second quarterly Lumberton High School FFA alumni meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the agriculture building at the school. GOLDSBORO — There will be a cattle artificia...
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Forests can provide incomeI am not an advocate for planting every acre of land in Robeson County in pine trees. However, my many years of experience working with farmers, as well as with landowners who do not farm, is that...
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Ag Briefs for Nov. 12
LUMBERTON — The Southeastern Farmers Market will be having Pecan and Sweet Potato Day on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free samples of pecan and sweet potato treats will be available while sup...
LUMBERTON — The Southeastern Farmers Market will be having Pecan and Sweet Potato Day on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free samples of pecan and sweet potato treats will be available while sup...
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Pumpkins prevalent for decorations, cookingThis is the time of the year when you begin to see lots of pumpkins. If you are city folks, you see them at grocery stores, garden centers and other places where they are sold primarily for fall d...
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NC tops in peanutsNorth Carolina is ranked fifth in the nation in peanut production and is the leading producer of Virginia-type peanuts, which are the larger nuts that are used for direct consumption and fancy can...
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The forest for the treesEarlier this week, I spent most of a day traveling through the county with Adlia Strickland, our Robeson County Forest Ranger. Adlia was showing me examples of how he and his staff assist local p...
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LUMBERTON — Two workshops on baking with whole grains will be at 6 p.m. today and Oct. 29. at the O. P. Owens Agriculture Center in Lumberton. The cost to attend is $3 and participants must regist...
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I have been reading reports for the last year or so about how the wild turkey population is increasing throughout all of North Carolina. While vacationing in the mountains last month, I saw flock...
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Today is the big day. Today is opening day for the Robeson Regional Agricultural Fair. If you are reading this newspaper while it is hot off the press, you might still have time to get to the Robes...
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This past week, I took a few days of annual leave and my wife and I went to the mountains. One of the major reasons for planning a short vacation at this time of the year was so I could go to the M...
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As seasons change, so do the fruits and vegetables we enjoy. We realize we cannot buy fresh watermelons and cantaloupes at the farmers market during the fall, but we can buy pears and grapes. We ...
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It has not been too many years ago that it was unacceptable to drink wine and, even worse, to make wine. But today wine is an acceptable beverage and is actually recommended for its health benefits...
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