Agriculture
Thanksgiving costs dip, offering families a bit of relief
For the third year in a row, Americans heading into the holiday season will find a bit of good news at the grocery store. According to the American Farm Bureau…
Agriculture
cultivation of plants and animals to provide useful products
Agriculture
Hurricane Helene and Its Potential Impact on North Carolina’s Agriculture
As Hurricane Helene wreaks havoc across the southeastern United States, North Carolina’s agriculture sector once again finds itself at the mercy of nature’s most destructive forces. With torrential rain, powerful…
Agriculture
Kamala Harris’s Grocery Price Proposal: A Disaster in the Making
Today in Raleigh, NC, Vice President Kamala Harris unveiled a controversial proposal aimed at tackling the rising grocery prices that have been squeezing American consumers. Harris’s plan to cap grocery…
Liberty
Taking the Sting Out of Bee Complaints
Dominic Pino writes for National Review Online that concerns about bee populations have been overstated. You’ve probably seen or heard of the “Save the Bees” campaign that environmentalists have been…
Agriculture
The Heavy Toll of Government Environmental Policies on American Farmers
A new report from the Buckeye Institute finds that environmental policies harm farm workers. In the push for environmental sustainability and carbon neutrality, governments around the world have implemented various…
Research Brief
Agriculture
To Save North Carolina’s Endangered Farmland, Stop Overbuilding Solar Facilities
A recent report placed North Carolina second in the nation for threatened farmland from residential development. Meanwhile, the amount of new solar facilities sought by Duke Energy could endanger as…
Liberty
What Protests Against Green Energy Policy Around the World Means for North Carolinians
Two countries have been consumed by protests over the unforeseen impacts of green energy policy, and there are some critically important lessons for North Carolinians to consider. As environmentalists push…
Liberty
Here’s What Happens When Government Won’t Stop Spending
Look to the top left of the chart below. It’s a stunning number: $30 trillion-plus. That’s where the national debt stands. Peruse the other associated numbers to see the devastating…
Agriculture
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.
Budget, Taxation & Economy
New Carolina Journal Online features
Julie Havlak reports for Carolina Journal Online on N.C. farmers bracing for the impact of retaliatory tariffs. John Hood’s Daily Journal reminds us why the debate over raising N.C. teacher…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Want to drain the swamp? Don’t launch a trade war
Simon Lester explains in a column for the Cato Institute why a trade war would stand in direct contradiction to President Trump’s desire to “drain the swamp” in Washington. On…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
New Carolina Journal Online features
Dan Way reports for Carolina Journal Online on expert opinion that large solar farms could hurt North Carolina’s agriculture economy. Jon Sanders’ Daily Journal highlights the need for alternatives to…