North Carolina
Current NFL pro football players from North Carolina high schools
North Carolina has produced loads of soccer expertise and dozens of former North Carolina highschool soccer gamers at the moment are enjoying professionally within the Nationwide Soccer League.
HighSchoolOT has lined highschool soccer in North Carolina since 2008, that means most of the NFL gamers from North Carolina appeared on HighSchoolOT earlier than they had been within the NFL.
Every season, we observe the gamers from North Carolina throughout all 32 NFL rosters.
What number of NFL gamers are from North Carolina?
Forward of the 2022 NFL Draft, there have been 65 gamers on NFL groups that performed highschool soccer at North Carolina excessive faculties. There have been a further 15 free brokers from North Carolina excessive faculties.
Present NFL gamers from North Carolina
Professional soccer gamers from North Carolina
Under is an inventory of NFL professional soccer gamers from North Carolina excessive faculties primarily based on their NFL staff.
Arizona Cardinals from North Carolina excessive faculties
Breon Borders (Statesville Excessive Faculty | Statesville, N.C.)
- Place: CB
- Top: 6-0
- Weight: 189
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2013
- Faculty: Duke
- Draft Yr: 2017
- Draft Decide: Undrafted
- Drafted by: Undrafted
D.J. Humphries (Mallard Creek Excessive Faculty | Charlotte, N.C.)
- Place: OT
- Top: 6-5
- Weight: 284
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2012
- Faculty: Florida
- Draft Yr: 2015
- Draft Decide: twenty fourth (1st Rd)
- Drafted By: Arizona Cardinals
Jaylen Samuels (Mallard Creek Excessive Faculty | Charlotte, N.C.)
- Place: RB
- Top: 6-0
- Weight: 225
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2014
- Faculty: NC State
- Draft Yr: 2018
- Draft Decide: one hundred and sixty fifth (fifth Rd)
- Drafted By: Pittsburgh Steelers
Atlanta Falcons from North Carolina excessive faculties
Anthony Rush (Cary Excessive Faculty | Cary, N.C.)
- Place: NT
- Top: 6-5
- Weight: 361
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2015
- Faculty: UAB
- Draft Yr: 2019
- Draft Decide: Undrafted
- Drafted By: Undrafted
Baltimore Ravens from North Carolina excessive faculties
No gamers from North Carolina excessive faculties are presently on the Baltimore Ravens roster.
Buffalo Payments from North Carolina excessive faculties
Jamison Crowder (Monroe Excessive Faculty | Monroe, N.C.)
- Place: WR
- Top: 5-9
- Weight: 177
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2011
- Faculty: Duke
- Draft Yr: 2015
- Draft Decide: a hundred and fifth (4th Rd)
- Drafted By: Washington Commanders
Carolina Panthers from North Carolina excessive faculties
Juston Burris (Broughton Excessive Faculty | Raleigh, N.C.)
- Place: CB
- Top: 6-0
- Weight: 210
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2011
- Faculty: NC State
- Draft Yr: 2016
- Draft Decide: 118th (4th Rd)
- Drafted By: New York Jets
Chicago Bears from North Carolina excessive faculties
No gamers from North Carolina excessive faculties are presently on the Chicago Bears roster.
Cincinnati Bengals from North Carolina excessive faculties
Akeem Davis-Gaither (Thomasville Excessive Faculty | Thomasville, N.C.)
- Place: LB
- Top: 6-2
- Weight: 215
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2015
- Faculty: Appalachian State
- Draft Yr: 2020
- Draft Decide: 107th (4th Rd)
- Drafted By: Cincinnati Bengals
Lamont Gaillard (Pine Forest Excessive Faculty | Fayetteville, N.C.)
- Place: C
- Top: 6-3
- Weight: 305
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2014
- Faculty: Georgia
- Draft Yr: 2019
- Draft Decide: 179th (sixth Rd)
- Drafted By: Arizona Cardinals
B.J. Hill (West Stanly Excessive Faculty | Oakboro, N.C.)
- Place: DT
- Top: 6-3
- Weight: 311
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2014
- Faculty: NC State
- Draft Yr: 2018
- Draft Decide: 69th (third Rd)
- Drafted By: New York Giants
Thaddeus Moss (Mallard Creek Excessive Faculty | Charlotte, N.C.)
- Place: TE
- Top: 6-3
- Weight: 249
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2016
- Faculty: LSU
- Draft Yr: 2020
- Draft Decide: Undrafted
- Draft Decide: Undrafted
Germaine Pratt (Excessive Level Central Excessive Faculty | Excessive Level, N.C.)
- Place: LB
- Top: 6-2
- Weight: 245
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2014
- Faculty: NC State
- Draft Yr: 2019
- Draft Decide: 72nd (third Rd)
- Drafted By: Cincinnati Bengals
D.J. Reader (Grimsley Excessive Faculty | Greensboro, N.C.)
- Place: DT
- Top: 6-3
- Weight: 327
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2012
- Faculty: Clemson
- Draft Yr: 2016
- Draft Decide: 166th (fifth Rd)
- Drafted By: Cincinnati Bengals
Cleveland Browns from North Carolina excessive faculties
No gamers from North Carolina excessive faculties are presently on the Chicago Bears roster.
Dallas Cowboys from North Carolina excessive faculties
Rico Dowdle Jr. (A.C. Reynolds Excessive Faculty | Asheville, N.C.)
- Place: RB
- Top: 6-0
- Weight: 215
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2016
- Faculty: South Carolina
- Draft Yr: 2020
- Draft Decide: Undrafted
- Drafted By: Undrafted
Will Grier (Davidson Day Faculty | Davidson, N.C.)
- Place: QB
- Top: 6-2
- Weight: 220
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2014
- Faculty: Florida; West Virginia
- Draft Yr: 2019
- Draft Decide: one hundredth (third Rd)
- Drafted By: Carolina Panthers
Carlos Watkins (Chase Excessive Faculty | Forest Metropolis, N.C.)
- Place: DT
- Top: 6-3
- Weight: 300
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2012
- Faculty: Clemson
- Draft Yr: 2017
- Draft Decide: 142nd (4th Rd)
- Drafted By: Houston Texans
Denver Broncos from North Carolina excessive faculties
Kendall Hinton (Southern Durham Excessive Faculty | Durham, N.C.)
- Place: WR
- Top: 6-0
- Weight: 195
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2015
- Faculty: Wake Forest
- Draft Yr: 2020
- Draft Decide: Undrafted
- Drafted By: Undrafted
Javonte Williams (Wallace-Rose Hill Excessive Faculty | Teachey, N.C.)
- Place: RB
- Top: 5-10
- Weight: 220
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2018
- Faculty: North Carolina
- Draft Yr: 2021
- Draft Decide: thirty fifth (2nd Rd)
- Drafted By: Denver Broncos
Detroit Lions from North Carolina excessive faculties
Mark Gilbert (Terry Sanford Excessive Faculty | Fayetteville, N.C.)
- Place: CB
- Top: 6-1
- Weight: 175
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2016
- Faculty: Duke
- Draft Yr: 2021
- Draft Decide: Undrafted
- Drafted By: Undrafted
Mike Hughes (New Bern Excessive Faculty | New Bern, N.C.)
- Place: CB
- Top: 5-10
- Weight: 186
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2015
- Faculty: North Carolina
- Draft Yr: 2018
- Draft Decide: thirtieth (1st Rd)
- Drafted By: Minnesota Vikings
Alim McNeill (Sanderson Excessive Faculty | Raleigh, N.C.)
- Place: NT
- Top: 6-2
- Weight: 330
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2018
- Faculty: NC State
- Draft Yr: 2021
- Draft Decide: 72nd (third Rd)
- Drafted By: Detroit Lions
Julian Okwara (Ardrey Kell Excessive Faculty | Charlotte, N.C.)
- Place: OLB
- Top: 6-4
- Weight: 245
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2016
- Faculty: Notre Dame
- Draft Yr: 2020
- Draft Decide: 67th (third Rd)
- Drafted By: Detroit Lions
Romeo Okwara (Ardrey Kell Excessive Faculty | Charlotte, N.C.)
- Place: DE
- Top: 6-4
- Weight: 255
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2012
- Faculty: Notre Dame
- Draft Yr: 2016
- Draft Decide: Undrafted
- Drafted By: Undrafted
Inexperienced Bay Packers from North Carolina excessive faculties
Jaire Alexander (Rocky River Excessive Faculty | Charlotte, N.C.)
- Place: CB
- Top: 5-10
- Weight: 196
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2015
- Faculty: Louisville
- Draft Yr: 2018
- Draft Decide: 18th (1st Rd)
- Drafted By: Inexperienced Bay Packers
Jarran Reed (Goldsboro Excessive Faculty | Goldsboro, N.C.)
- Place: DE
- Top: 6-3
- Weight: 306
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2011
- Faculty: Alabama
- Draft Yr: 2016
- Draft Decide: forty ninth (2nd Rd)
- Drafted By: Seattle Seahawks
Houston Texans from North Carolina excessive faculties
Derek Rivers (Kinston Excessive Faculty | Kinston, N.C.)
- Place: DE
- Top: 6-5
- Weight: 250
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2012
- Faculty: Youngstown State
- Draft Yr: 2017
- Draft Decide: 83rd (third Rd)
- Drafted By: New England Patriots
Indianapolis Colts from North Carolina excessive faculties
Nyheim Hines (Garner Excessive Faculty | Garner, N.C.)
- Place: RB
- Top: 5-9
- Weight: 196
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2015
- Faculty: NC State
- Draft Yr: 2018
- Draft Decide: 104th (4th Rd)
- Drafted By: Indianapolis Colts
Tyquan Lewis (Tarboro Excessive Faculty | Tarboro, N.C.)
- Place: DT
- Top: 6-3
- Weight: 260
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2013
- Faculty: Ohio State
- Draft Yr: 2018
- Draft Decide: sixty fourth (2nd Rd)
- Drafted By: Indianapolis Colts
Jacksonville Jaguars from North Carolina excessive faculties
Will Richardson Jr. (Cummings Excessive Faculty | Burlington, N.C.)
- Place: OT
- Top: 6-6
- Weight: 306
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2014
- Faculty: NC State
- Draft Yr: 2018
- Draft Decide: 129th (4th Rd)
- Drafted By: Jacksonville Jaguars
Tyler Shatley (East Burke Excessive Faculty | Connelly Springs, N.C.)
- Place: OG
- Top: 6-3
- Weight: 310
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2009
- Faculty: Clemson
- Draft Yr: 2014
- Draft Decide: Undrafted
- Drafted By: Undrafted
Kansas Metropolis Chiefs from North Carolina excessive faculties
No gamers from North Carolina excessive faculties are presently on the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs roster.
Las Vegas Raiders from North Carolina excessive faculties
Divine Deablo (Mount Tabor Excessive Faculty | Winston-Salem, N.C.)
- Place: LB
- Top: 6-2
- Weight: 223
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2016
- Faculty: Virginia Tech
- Draft Yr: 2021
- Draft Decide: eightieth (third Rd)
- Drafted By: Las Vegas Raiders
Brandon Parker (A.L. Brown Excessive Faculty | Kannapolis, N.C.)
- Place: OT
- Top: 6-8
- Weight: 320
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2013
- Faculty: NC A&T
- Draft Yr: 2018
- Draft Decide: sixty fifth (third Rd)
- Drafted By: Las Vegas Raiders
Kendal Vickers (Havelock Excessive Faculty | Havelock, N.C.)
- Place: DE
- Top: 6-3
- Weight: 295
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2013
- Faculty: Tennessee
- Draft Yr: 2018
- Draft Decide: Undrafted
- Drafted By: Undrafted
Los Angeles Chargers from North Carolina excessive faculties
Keenan Allen (Northern Guilford Excessive Faculty | Greensboro, N.C.)
- Place: WR
- Top: 6-2
- Weight: 211
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2010
- Faculty: California
- Draft Yr: 2013
- Draft Decide: 76th (third Rd)
- Drafted By: Los Angeles Chargers
Larry Rountree (Millbrook Excessive Faculty | Raleigh, N.C.)
- Place: RB
- Top: 5-10
- Weight: 211
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2017
- Faculty: Missouri
- Draft Yr: 2021
- Draft Decide: 198th (sixth Rd)
- Drafted By: Los Angeles Chargers
Los Angeles Rams from North Carolina excessive faculties
No gamers from North Carolina excessive faculties are presently on the Los Angeles Rams roster.
Miami Dolphins from North Carolina excessive faculties
Keion Crossen (Northampton County Excessive Faculty | Gaston, N.C.)
- Place: CB
- Top: 5-10
- Weight: 185
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2014
- Faculty: Western Carolina
- Draft Yr: 2018
- Draft Decide: 243rd (seventh Rd)
- Drafted By: New England Patriots
Darius Hodge (Wake Forest Excessive Faculty | Wake Forest, N.C.)
- Place: DE
- Top: 6-1
- Weight: 245
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2017
- Faculty: Marshall
- Draft Yr: 2021
- Draft Decide: Undrafted
- Drafted By: Undrafted
Minnesota Vikings from North Carolina excessive faculties
Garrett Bradbury (Charlotte Christian Faculty | Charlotte, N.C.)
- Place: C
- Top: 6-3
- Weight: 304
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2014
- Faculty: NC State
- Draft Yr: 2019
- Draft Decide: 18th (1st Rd)
- Drafted By: Minnesota Vikings
Myles Dorn (Chambers Excessive Faculty | Charlotte, N.C.)
- Place: S
- Top: 6-2
- Weight: 205
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2016
- Faculty: North Carolina
- Draft Yr: 2020
- Draft Decide: forty sixth (2nd Rd)
- Drafted By: Minnesota Vikings
Tye Smith (Wakefield Excessive Faculty | Raleigh, N.C.)
- Place: CB
- Top: 6-0
- Weight: 195
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2011
- Faculty: Towson
- Draft Yr: 2015
- Draft Decide: one hundred and seventieth (fifth Rd)
- Drafted By: Seattle Seahawks
Chazz Surratt (East Lincoln Excessive Faculty | Denver, N.C.)
- Place: LB
- Top: 6-2
- Weight: 233
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2016
- Faculty: North Carolina
- Draft Yr: 2021
- Draft Decide: 78th (third Rd)
- Drafted By: Minnesota Vikings
Oli Udoh (Terry Sanford Excessive Faculty | Fayetteville, N.C.)
- Place: OT
- Top: 6-6
- Weight: 324
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2014
- Faculty: Elon
- Draft Yr: 2019
- Draft Decide: 193rd (sixth Rd)
- Drafted By: Minnesota Vikings
New England Patriots from North Carolina excessive faculties
No gamers from North Carolina excessive faculties are presently on the New England Patriots roster.
New Orleans Saints from North Carolina excessive faculties
Kentavius Avenue (J.H. Rose Excessive Faculty | Greenville, N.C.)
- Place: DE
- Top: 6-2
- Weight: 287
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2014
- Faculty: NC State
- Draft Yr: 2018
- Draft Decide: 128th (4th Rd)
- Drafted By: San Francisco 49ers
Shy Tuttle (North Davidson Excessive Faculty | Lexington, N.C.)
- Place: DT
- Top: 6-3
- Weight: 300
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2015
- Faculty: Tennessee
- Draft Yr: 2019
- Draft Decide: Undrafted
- Drafted By: Undrafted
New York Giants from North Carolina excessive faculties
Daniel Jones (Charlottin Latin Faculty | Charlotte, N.C.)
- Place: QB
- Top: 6-5
- Weight: 221
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2015
- Faculty: Duke
- Draft Yr: 2019
- Draft Decide: sixth (1st Rd)
- Drafted By: New York Giants
Dexter Lawrence (Wake Forest Excessive Faculty | Wake Forest, N.C.)
- Place: DT
- Top: 6-4
- Weight: 342
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2016
- Faculty: Clemson
- Draft Yr: 2019
- Draft Decide: seventeenth (1st Rd)
- Drafted By: New York Giants
Oshane Ximines (Hertford County Excessive Faculty | Ahoskie, N.C.)
- Place: LB
- Top: 6-4
- Weight: 254
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2014
- Faculty: Outdated Dominion
- Draft Yr: 2019
- Draft Decide: ninety fifth (third Rd)
- Drafted By: New York Giants
New York Jets from North Carolina excessive faculties
Braxton Berrios (Leesville Highway Excessive Faculty | Raleigh, N.C.)
- Place: WR
- Top: 5-9
- Weight: 190
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2014
- Faculty: Miami
- Draft Yr: 2018
- Draft Decide: 210th (sixth Rd)
- Drafted By: New England Patriots
Hamsah Nasirildeen (Harmony Excessive Faculty | Harmony, N.C.)
- Place: LB
- Top: 6-3
- Weight: 215
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2017
- Faculty: Florida State
- Draft Yr: 2021
- Draft Decide: 186th (sixth Rd)
- Drafted By: New York Jets
Tim Ward (Excessive Level Central Excessive Faculty | Excessive Level, N.C.)
- Place: DE
- Top: 6-6
- Weight: 255
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2015
- Faculty: Outdated Dominion
- Draft Yr: 2019
- Draft Decide: Undrafted
- Drafted By: Undrafted
Philadelphia Eagles from North Carolina excessive faculties
Landon Dickerson (South Caldwell Excessive Faculty | Hudson, N.C.)
- Place: OG
- Top: 6-6
- Weight: 333
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2016
- Faculty: Alabama
- Draft Yr: 2021
- Draft Decide: thirty seventh (2nd Rd)
- Drafted By: Philadelphia Eagles
Javon Hargrave (North Rowan Excessive Faculty | Spencer, N.C.)
- Place: DT
- Top: 6-2
- Weight: 305
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2012
- Faculty: South Carolina State
- Draft Yr: 2016
- Draft Decide: 89th (third Rd)
- Drafted By: Pittsburgh Steelers
Mac McCain III (Dudley Excessive Faculty | Greensboro, N.C.)
- Place: CB
- Top: 6-0
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2017
- Faculty: NC A&T
- Draft Yr: 2021
- Draft Decide: Undrafted
- Drafted By: Undrafted
Pittsburgh Steelers from North Carolina excessive faculties
Alex Highsmith (Ashley Excessive Faculty | Wilmington, N.C.)
- Place: OLB
- Top: 6-4
- Weight: 242
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2015
- Faculty: UNC Charlotte
- Draft Yr: 2020
- Draft Decide: 102nd (third Rd)
- Drafted By: Pittsburgh Steelers
San Francisco 49ers from North Carolina excessive faculties
Emmanuel Moseley (Dudley Excessive Faculty | Greensboro, N.C.)
- Place: DB
- Top: 5-11
- Weight: 190
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2014
- Faculty: Tennessee
- Draft Yr: 2018
- Draft Decide: Undrafted
- Drafted By: Undrafted
Seattle Seahawks from North Carolina excessive faculties
Phil Haynes (North Raleigh Christian Academy | Raleigh, N.C.)
- Place: OG
- Top: 6-4
- Weight: 322
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2014
- Faculty: Wake Forest
- Draft Yr: 2019
- Draft Decide: 124th (4th Rd)
- Drafted By: Seattle Seahawks
Tanner Muse (South Level Excessive Faculty | Belmont, N.C.)
- Place: LB
- Top: 6-2
- Weight: 227
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2015
- Faculty: Clemson
- Draft Yr: 2020
- Draft Decide: one hundredth (third Rd)
- Drafted By: Las Vegas Raiders
Tampa Bay Buccaneers from North Carolina excessive faculties
Nick Leverett (Harmony Excessive Faculty | Harmony, N.C.)
- Place: OG
- Top: 6-4
- Weight: 310
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2015
- Faculty: Rice
- Draft Yr: 2020
- Draft Decide: Undrafted
- Drafted By: Undrafted
Bradley Pinion (Northwest Cabarrus Excessive Faculty | Harmony, N.C.)
- Place: Okay/P
- Top: 6-6
- Weight: 229
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2012
- Faculty: Clemson
- Draft Yr: 2015
- Draft Decide: one hundred and sixty fifth (fifth Rd)
- Drafted By: San Francisco 49ers
Ryan Succop (Hickory Excessive Faculty | Hickory, N.C.)
- Place: Okay
- Top: 6-2
- Weight: 218
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2005
- Faculty: South Carolina
- Draft Yr: 2009
- Draft Decide: 256th (seventh Rd)
- Drafted By: Kansas Metropolis Chiefs
Tennessee Titans from North Carolina excessive faculties
Denico Autry (Albemarle Excessive Faculty | Albemarle, N.C.)
- Place: DE
- Top: 6-6
- Weight: 265
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2009
- Faculty: Mississippi State
- Draft Yr: 2014
- Draft Decide: Undrafted
- Drafted By: Undrafted
Caleb Farley (Maiden Excessive Faculty | Maiden, N.C.)
- Place: CB
- Top: 6-2
- Weight: 197
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2017
- Faculty: Virginia Tech
- Draft Yr: 2021
- Draft Decide: twenty second (1st Rd)
- Drafted By: Tennessee Titans
Harold Landry III (Pine Forest Excessive Faculty | Fayetteville, N.C.)
- Place: OLB
- Top: 6-2
- Weight: 252
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2014
- Faculty: Boston Faculty
- Draft Yr: 2018
- Draft Decide: forty first (2nd Rd)
- Drafted By: Tennessee Titans
Larrell Murchison (East Bladen Excessive Faculty | Elizabethtown, N.C.)
- Place: DE
- Top: 6-2
- Weight: 297
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2017
- Faculty: NC State
- Draft Yr: 2020
- Draft Decide: 174th (fifth Rd)
- Drafted By: Tennessee Titans
Washington Commanders from North Carolina excessive faculties
Dyami Brown (West Mecklenburg Excessive Faculty | Charlotte, N.C.)
- Place: WR
- Top: 6-0
- Weight: 185
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2018
- Faculty: North Carolina
- Draft Yr: 2021
- Draft Decide: 82nd (third Rd)
- Drafted By: Washington Commanders
James Smith-Williams (Millbrook Excessive Faculty | Raleigh, N.C.)
- Place: DE
- Top: 6-4
- Weight: 265
- Excessive Faculty Class: 2015
- Faculty: NC State
- Draft Yr: 2020
- Draft Decide: 229th (seventh Rd)
- Drafted By: Washington Commanders
Peach season has arrived and it’s as sweet and juicy as ever. From the mountains to the beach and all the lakes and farmland in between, peaches represent that quintessential summer treat. What many North Carolinians may not know is that our very own state grows its fair share of these delectable stone fruits.
Between 2017 and 2022, the number of peach farms and total peach acreage increased in North Carolina. As of the 2022 Census of Agriculture, North Carolina had 356 peach farms on a total of 1,273 acres.
So buy yourself a bushel at a roadside stand, unfold your lawn chair, and dig into some fun facts about North Carolina’s perfect peaches.
Not all peaches are created equal. Plant breeders at several land-grant universities across the country spend decades developing unique varieties tailored to regional climates, pest pressures, and diseases while ensuring excellent texture and flavor. Like other fruit trees, peaches need to spend a certain number of hours at cold temperatures in the winter to bear fruit and avoid spring frost damage. North Carolina farmers are able to grow peaches today because NC State’s now-retired peach breeder developed varieties specifically suited to North Carolina’s climate.
“Anything we want to grow here in North Carolina has high chill requirements — around 1,000 or more chilling hours,” says Jeremy Martin, superintendent of the Sandhills Research Station in Montgomery County. “But folks south of us want 850 or less because they don’t have to worry as much about spring freezes. A lot of Clemson’s releases therefore have lower chilling hours with earlier bloom times. Luckily, we still have NC State varieties that are reliable for our climate, but they’re unlikely to be improved upon over time.”
Chilling hours: the number of total hours that a fruit tree must spend in temperatures below 40°F during the dormant (winter) season.
Since NC State University’s peach breeder retired several years ago, the university has partnered with Clemson University and the University of Arkansas to continue breeding peaches.
“The peach industry in North Carolina has changed a lot,” Martin says. “The pack-and-ship peach industry is almost completely gone with the closest operation in Macbee, South Carolina. Most of the peach growers in North Carolina are growing more for the fresh market in their immediate areas on less than 100 acres. Social media has helped a lot with getting the word out about their peaches.”
The Sandhills Research Station was originally founded as a working peach farm. It has since been used by breeders and researchers across academic departments for its unique soil type. The area’s namesake sandy soils drain quickly, allowing faculty to put peach trees and many other crops through severe stress tests to develop better solutions to a changing climate.
“Maybe I’m biased, but peaches from the Sandhills just taste better,” Martin says. “Because of the sandy soils that drain water, sugar builds up in the fruit. If we get hot and dry conditions when the peaches get ripe, they’ll be really sweet and juicy.”
The bottoms of young peach tree stems (pictured here) are painted white to protect the young bark of the tree from herbicides when they spray for weed control, but it wears off over time.
Risant Health, the new organization founded by Kaiser Permanente, is planning to add its second hospital system.
Risant has announced plans to acquire Cone Health, based in Greensboro, North Carolina. Cone includes four acute care hospitals, a behavioral health facility, a health plan, and an accountable care organization caring for nearly 200,000 patients. Risant and Cone announced the plans late last week.
The move comes just a couple of months after Risant announced it had completed the acquisition of Geisinger Health in Pennsylvania.
In announcing its plans, Risant Health CEO Dr. Jaewon Ryu lauded Cone Health’s commitment to value-based care.
“Cone Health’s impressive work for decades in moving value-based care forward aligns so well with Risant Health’s vision for the future of healthcare,” Ryu said in a statement. “Their longstanding success and deep commitment to providing high-quality care to North Carolina communities make them an ideal fit to become a part of Risant Health.”
“We will work together to share our industry-leading expertise and innovation to expand access to value-based care to more people in the communities we serve,” Ryu said.
The organizations will need to secure the approval of regulators to complete the deal.
Under the plans, Cone Health will operate independently but will take advantage of resources and support from Risant Health.
Cone Health will retain its name and brand identity, along with its current leadership team and board of directors, the organizations said. Cone employs 13,000 workers and has 1,800 physicians.
Dr. Mary Jo Cagle, president and CEO of Cone Health, said joining Risant Health “presents a unique opportunity to shape the future of healthcare in the Triad, the state, and across the nation.”
“As part of Risant Health, Cone Health will build upon its long track record of success making evidence-based healthcare more accessible and affordable for more people. The people across the Triad will be among the first to benefit,” she said.
Risant has said its goal is to acquire community-based hospital systems focused on providing value-based care.
A nonprofit organization, Risant is based in Washington, D.C. Greg A. Adams, Kaiser Permanente’s CEO, is the chairman of Risant Health’s board and stressed the need for moving away from fee-for-service care.
“Risant Health has put a stake in the ground that care focused on evidence, equity, population health and improved outcomes must be the future of healthcare,” Adams said in a statement. “Models like that of Kaiser Permanente, Cone Health and Geisinger will help make that possible.”
After completing its acquisition of Geisinger in the spring, Risant reiterated its plans to acquire “4 to 5 additional leading community-based health systems over the next 4 to 5 years.”
Cone Health serves an area with strong growth and benefits from a favorable payer mix, with Medicaid and self-pay accounting for less than a fifth of its 2022 revenue, according to Fitch Ratings. Fitch has given Cone Health a stable outlook. Cone Health’s Triad market also boasts some big employers, and Toyota recently announced plans to invest nearly $8 billion and add nearly 3,000 jobs to a battery production plant.
Mae Douglas, chair of the Cone Health board of trustees, said the North Carolina system’s leadership weighed the prospect of joining Risant for more than a year.
“Through this agreement, we will continue to improve upon our long tradition of providing health and well-being to those we serve,” Douglas said in a statement.
Cone’s flagship hospital, Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro is a teaching hospital with 628 beds. Alamance Regional Medical Center in Burlington has 238 beds, Wesley Long Hospital has 175 beds, and Annie Penn Hospital offers 110 acute care beds.
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, a division of Kaiser Permanente, is designating up to $5 billion “to support core Risant Health capabilities, technologies, tools, and future investments,” according to financial documents filed last year.
Geisinger, which operates 10 hospital campuses and 134 healthcare sites, has kept its identity since being acquired by Risant Health.
Ryu served as president and CEO of Geisinger Health for five years before becoming the first CEO of Risant Health. Geisinger named Terry Gilliland, MD, as its new president and CEO.
North Carolina
NC Senate gives initial approval to bill affecting mail-in voting, AI and local elections
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – The state Senate gave initial approval to a bill Tuesday with significant changes to the state’s elections, as Democrats accused Republicans of a “blatant power grab” when it comes to local elections.
The bill has a variety of provisions that also affect mail-in voting and the use of artificial intelligence in political ads.
The passed its second reading on 26-18 party-line vote. It’ll require an additional vote before it goes to the House.
The legislation aims to address the use of generative AI to deceive or mislead voters by requiring disclosure of the use of that technology in political advertisements. The proliferation of “deepfakes” and deceptive videos is a chief concern to state election officials.
Karen Brinson Bell, executive director of the NC State Board of Elections, recently said she worries about someone using her voice to create false messaging about the date of the election or other key information.
“I don’t know that there’s any state law that can 100 percent address that, but we need to try. We need to try to figure out a way to keep this kind of deceptive information from affecting our elections,” said Ann Webb, policy director of Common Cause North Carolina
The disclosure would be required when an ad is created entirely or in part with generative AI and: depicts a real person doing something that didn’t actually happen; was created to injure a candidate or deceive voters regarding a ballot issue; or provides false or misleading information to a voter.
Webb said she thinks the provision also should apply to digital ads.
Failing to comply would be considered a misdemeanor. That part of the law would go into effect July 1. However, Sen. Warren Daniel (R-Burke) said conversations are still underway with Republicans in the House, so the General Assembly may not take final action on the legislation until next year.
Republicans also want to move forward with requiring the state conduct signature matching of mail-in ballots to try to verify people are who they say they are.
They previously authorized a 10-county pilot study, which still is not done. NC State Board of Elections spokesman Pat Gannon said Tuesday the agency has contracted with BizTech Solutions to work with the counties on the pilot.
The technology aims to match someone’s signature on their absentee ballot envelope with the signature on file with the state.
Sen. Daniel (R-Burke) said even though the results of that pilot are still not available, he still wants to move forward with implementation. It would not take effect until 2025, meaning the first use would occur in lower-turnout local elections that year.
“Rather than kind of wait on the bureaucratic churn of that process, we’re going to go ahead and authorize that to be done in 2025 and beyond,” he said. “Here we are this long in the future waiting on the data from the Board of Elections. Probably most of us thought this would be implemented for this election.”
North Carolina already requires people to either have two witnesses attest that someone is indeed the person who filled out a mail-in ballot or a notary public.
Sen. Dan Blue (D-Wake) questioned the need for the additional verification. He asked, “And you’re letting a machine that’s unproven basically say that that notary lied?”
Democrats objected to another part of the bill that would give the General Assembly greater ability to determine how county and city leaders are elected.
“It is one of the more blatant power grabs that we’ve seen,” said Sen. Julie Mayfield (D-Buncombe), adding that she thinks Republicans are likely to target heavily Democratic communities to potentially redraw local districts.
Sen. Daniel said Democrats aren’t being consistent in their arguments for proportional representation.
The bill now goes to the House. Senate leaders say they don’t plan to hold any more voting sessions after this week regardless of whether Republicans can reach a compromise on issues like changes to the state budget.
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