Agriculture
Supporting policies that increase food freedom and access to markets for our farmers and producers.
North Carolina Forestry: An Example for Other States
A new report finds that North Carolina’s forest management plans effectively preserve forests while allowing for recreation and commercial use. Preserving forests by shutting them away from human interaction has…
Can California Hog the Regulation of North Carolina Pig Farms?
The Supreme Court is mulling whether to allow California, which has virtually no domestic pork industry, to regulate other states’ pig farms. If farms are forced to adopt California’s strictures,…
This Proposed SEC Regulation Could Mean Higher Food Prices For You
In March of 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed new regulation for SEC registrants to disclose all climate-related information and effects of business operations. The registrants, being all…
Foreign Ownership of American Agriculture Continues to Grow
China held $2 billion worth of American farmland in 2020, up tenfold in just a decade.
Freedom To Farm
Read The New Locke-Commissioned Research Report Freedom To Farm The Impacts of Agriculture Regulation On Production and Processing In The South In this paper, author Vincent Smith examines the structure…
Freedom To Farm
In this paper we examine the structure and differences in seven southern states and the federal regulations that govern farms with dairy and cattle herds. We also describe and assess…
WRAL: Cicadas are a healthy treat
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LISTEN: Cooper & Stein on immigration and the ‘dreamers’
For weeks now, the focus has rightly been on the crisis at the southern border, as illegal immigrants flood into the United States and the Biden administration flails. But on…
NC State Fair will Return in 2021
North Carolina’s largest agriculture celebration, the N.C. State Fair was canceled in 2020 due to the coronavirus. Thankfully for fans of the popular event, State Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler announced…
This weekend on Carolina Journal Radio
Uncertainty about the 2020-21 academic year is prompting more N.C. parents to look into alternatives to traditional public schools. Terry Stoops assesses the impact for school choice during the next…
This weekend on Carolina Journal Radio
The COVID-19 pandemic already has injected an unexpected element into North Carolina’s 2020 elections. Now the looting and riots linked to recent protests in the Tar Heel State could affect…
New Carolina Journal Online features
Julie Havlak reports for Carolina Journal Online about concerns linked to N.C. farm bankruptcies. John Hood’s Daily Journal argues that a Bernie Sanders presidential nomination would hurt N.C. Democrats.