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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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31429
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The Tryon Palace Restoration Complex in New Bern begins its special Christmas season on December 10. Each of the five landmarks will feature traditional Yule decorations, candlelight tours, and musical entertainment.
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Loblolly pine and sycamore show the most promise so far of trees that might be grown in North Carolina specifically for energy. Dr. Douglas J. Frederick of North Carolina State University spent five years evaluating tree growth and energy potential. This article discusses Frederick’s project and the potential to establish experimental wood-energy plantations.
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31468
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Thousands of families across western North Carolina will remember the white Christmas of 1981 as something of a Yuletide nightmare. The severe Christmas Eve storm that covered the region in snow also piled heavy loads of ice on power lines, forcing an estimated twenty-thousand families to celebrate without electricity. Several citizens describe how they dealt with the storm and celebrated Christmas without electricity.
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The Tar Heel Junior Historian Association is a twenty-seven-year-old program operated under the North Carolina Museum of History, offering young historians a sense of pride in their local history and the preservation of oral and community history. Almost five-thousand students across the state are active in local history projects benefiting preservation in their communities and themselves.
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31470
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Two agricultural engineers at North Carolina State University have designed, built and tested a new poultry house that could cut energy costs by millions of dollars. Michael Timmons and Gerald Baughman built their “flex house” to combine the advantages of naturally ventilated and enclosed housing for poultry production. Some key features are an insulated, flexible side wall curtain and a controllable ventilator.
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31475
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Members of North Carolina’s congressional delegation are working to protect price supports for tobacco and rural electrification. In this two-part series, a veteran observer of the Tar Heel political scene offers a behind-the-scenes look at the roles they played in that political drama.
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31476
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Members of the North Carolina congressional delegation played an important part in last year’s political struggles to preserve the tobacco support program and financing for the nation’s rural electric cooperatives. Because of key committee positions, seven of them were in a position to have a particular influence on the outcome of those struggles. Their roles in the political drama are outlined in this second installment of a two-part series.
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31477
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In March 1981, Joe Stanley and his family acquired a windmill and became the first to use wind-generated electricity in the coastal Carteret County town of Emerald Isle. This article describes the history of windmills in North Carolina, and how Stanleys’ windmill generates power.
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31480
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North Carolina voters will finally get a chance to cast their ballots in primary elections June 29, after months of controversy over the alignments of the new Congressional districts. This article presents biographies of the twenty-eight candidates and their perspectives on rural electric issues.
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31481
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North Carolina flue-cured tobacco growers can save millions of dollars this summer by making their curing barns more energy efficient. This estimate is from the North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service, which conducted energy audits of hundreds of curing barns in the last two years. This article describes the study and provides recommendations from agricultural specialists.
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31482
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Impending changes in the nation’s telecommunications industry are expected to bring a complete transformation of traditional telephone service, a transformation that may make this vital service unaffordable for most Americans. Rural areas in North Carolina will be adversely affected by both the AT&T settlement and industry deregulation. Industry officials are asking Congress to take steps that will alleviate the situation.
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Campmeeting is a long-standing tradition in rural Southern communities, a time when people gather to enjoy the simple pleasures of church services and singing. Goldie Kale describes campmeeting at Ball Creek Campgrounds in Catawba County, where people have gathered each August for 127 years. A highlight of the two-week session is the Saturday night songfest, led by gospel singing groups.
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31484
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North Carolina has the largest beekeepers’ association in the United States. A Master Beekeeper program will be launched in North Carolina this fall, sponsored by the North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service and the North Carolina State Beekeepers Association. Individuals will have the opportunity to attend training courses and then take exams to qualify for one of five certification levels.
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