MOUNT OLIVE — The soft rustle of crops in the breeze and the expansive farmland that stretches across both sides of Manly Grove Road serve as gentle reminders of the steady pulse of work that characterizes life on the farm. Nestled along the back roads of Mount Olive, Insight Agronomics stands as a quiet outpost […]
WARSAW — You never know when a small gesture can spark big inspiration. That’s what happened to Lyndon McCall of Warsaw. When McCall was eight years old, growing up in the mountain town of Brevard, N.C., an 80-year-old lady named Galloway gave him a small cactus. That gift created a life-long passion for plants. Moving […]
“Duplin County is an agricultural powerhouse, in my opinion,” says Brent Davis, a farmer and chairman of the county school board. “I will say from a county perspective, from an agricultural standpoint, we can’t afford for that to ever change.” Keeping Duplin County’s agricultural economy alive goes hand in hand with preserving its rich farmland. […]