North Carolina has a broad range of climate conditions due to its three distinct regions: the Appalachian Mountains, the Piedmont, and the Coastal plains. In fact, it is considered to have the largest climate variability of any state east of Mississippi. North Carolina typically leads the country in annual tobacco and sweet potato production. It’s also a leading producer off Christmas trees, cucumbers for pickles, and lima beans. When it comes to livestock, the state ranks second in the nation in production of hogs, trout and turkeys.
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- Tobacco Farmers
- Bluegrass Musician/Farmer
- Truffles
- Keeping Kids Safe on the Farm
- Soybeans, Sofas & More
- Automating Agriculture
- Back To The Land
- Not Your Usual Oats
- Internet Farming
- Reducing Farming’s Carbon Footprint
- Answering an Environmental Challenge
- Cotton to Yarn for Fabrics
- Farm to Fork: Plantation Rice
- Soybean Farming
- Coastal Fishermen
- Goat Ranching
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Top 5 Commodities
1. Broilers
2. Hogs
3. Greenhouse/nursery
4. Tobacco
5. Soybeans
Top 5 Ag Exports
1. Tobacco unmfd.
2. Live animals and meat
3. Poultry and products
4. Soybeans and products
5. Other