Tag: agriculture

Solar farms using but 40,284 acres in N.C.

North Carolina’s utility-scale solar farms are using only 0.31% of the state’s farmland, the N.C. Sustainable Energy Association says. All told, 733 solar arrays capable of generating more than 1 megawatt of power are using 40,284 acres, the group says, basing the assessment on a review of aerial photography and other data. For comparison, the […]

Written by on January 27, 2026

Locke looks at farm exposure to trade wars

An analysis commissioned by the John Locke Foundation warns that trade wars could take a $695 million bite out of North Carolina’s agriculture sector. Written by NC State professor Jeffrey Dorfman, it says the state’s tobacco, sweet potato and cotton farmers are particularly vulnerable to retaliation from China, the European Union and other countries. In […]

Written by on January 20, 2026