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30716
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Along other states in the southern region, North Carolina is dealing with low per capita income for farmers. Changes to the agricultural income are due to changing population patterns, fewer farmers, fewer full-time farmers, and high cast costs. Although investments in larger farms are more, the small farms are dealing with lack of funds and interest from younger generations.
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31250
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With a fast-growing population, rising personal incomes, and increasing market demand, North Carolina and other parts of the southeast stand to benefit from closing the gap between production and consumption of pork and beef. There are billions of dollars in opportunities for southern farmers and meat processors to share in the business of putting steak, pork chops, and ham on the tables of millions of families.
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31359
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An amendment has been proposed to establish the North Carolina Agricultural Financing Agency, which would issue revenue bonds to finance capital growth in agriculture. The measure would give farmers a tax-exempt financing source for improvements in production, processing, marketing and distribution of any farm products. More efficient and productive farms would ultimately translate into more economical food prices for the consumer.
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31426
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North Carolina farmers have been severely damaged by the summer drought, with estimated losses in the state at more than $300 million. This also impacts consumers because the prices of products that use corn, soybeans and wheat are going to be higher in the months ahead. This has prompted calls by North Carolina congressmen for federal aid to ease the burden.
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31428
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American farming and agribusiness are now in the doldrums because of government policies restricting exports. This has important implications to North Carolina phosphate and fertilizer industries, and consequentially, North Carolina farmers and agribusiness. This article discusses the policies and exports and trade.
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31617
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Farmers are facing one of the most unstable price situations in many decades, according to Dr. W.D. Toussaint, head of the Department of Economics and Business at North Carolina State University. Toussaint discusses how the current period of farm price instability dates back to 1972, when weather conditions were unusually bad. In addition, farming production has been hampered substantially in the past two years by energy problems and a heavier demand for food.
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31730
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Farmers are struggling to make an adequate income, yet prices paid by consumers continue to rise. Governor Robert Scott proposed an approach called a “New Strategy for Agriculture.” Scott recommends adopting the concept of stability and parity of income as long-term policy goals for modern agriculture, and then establish a national food and fiber board.
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