Category Archives: Top Agriculture News
Crocosmia: From Sweet Melissa’s grandparents to your garden
MIKE RALEY WPTF Weekend GardenerWe have enjoyed growing the very colorful Crocosmia-"montbretia" or "Coppertips"- a summer-blooming flower that reminds me of a miniature gladiola. Crocosmia grows from...
Jul 26, 2025
Crocosmia: From Sweet Melissa's grandparents to your garden
MIKE RALEY WPTF Weekend Gardener We have enjoyed growing the very colorful Crocosmia-"montbretia" or "Coppertips"- a summer-blooming flower that reminds me of a miniature gladiola. Crocosmia grows fro...
Jul 26, 2025
Beef prices have soared in the US - and not just during grilling season
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Anyone firing up the grill this summer already knows hamburger patties and steaks are expensive, but the latest numbers show prices have climbed to r...
Jul 21, 2025
Tropical Storm Chantal forecast to bring heavy rain to the Carolinas
MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Chantal formed off the southeast U.S. coast and was forecast to bring heavy rains to parts of the Carolinas on Saturday. Tropical storm warnings were issued for portions of...
Jul 05, 2025
North Carolina Gov. Stein vetoes bill repealing interim greenhouse gas reduction mandate
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein vetoed legislation Wednesday that in part would repeal an interim greenhouse gas reduction mandate set for pow...
Jul 02, 2025
Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions, but fate of Trump birthright citizenship order unclear
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A divided Supreme Court on Friday ruled that individual judges lack the authority to grant nationwide injunctions, but the decision left unclear the ...
Jun 27, 2025
US egg prices fall for the first time in months but remain near record highs
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business WriterU.S. retail egg prices fell in April from the record-high prices they hit earlier this year, according to government data released Tuesday.The average pri...
May 13, 2025
Trump says he’s not backing down on tariffs, calls them ‘medicine’ as markets reel
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated PressWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - President Donald Trump said Sunday that he won’t back down on his sweeping tariffs on imports from most of ...
Apr 06, 2025
Trump announces sweeping new tariffs to promote US manufacturing, risking inflation and trade wars
By JOSH BOAK Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump declared on Wednesday a 10% baseline tax on imports from all countries and higher tariff rates on dozens of nations that run trade...
Apr 02, 2025
Trump announces sweeping new tariffs to promote US manufacturing, risking inflation and trade wars
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump declared on Wednesday a 10% baseline tax on imports from all countries and higher tariff rates on dozens of nations that run trad...
Apr 02, 2025