A familiar face rises to lead engineering services for Soil & Water Conservation Division

The Division of Soil and Water Conservation in NCDA&CS has a new – yet familiar – leader in its Engineering Services Section. Rachel Smith was promoted to the section chief position this summer. Generally speaking, her job entails overseeing the regional engineers throughout the state. Those engineers provide technical assistance to local soil and water … Read more

“We Do That!” – Using K9 inspectors to detect pests

The seventh video in the “We Do That!” series focuses on Chad Taylor who is the western regional field certifications specialist in the Plant Industry Division. Taylor works a dog named “Goose” that is a trained pest-detecting dog. As with the other videos in the series, the goal is to showcase one of the many … Read more

“We Do That!” – Inspecting weights and measures

The fifth video in the “We Do That!” series focuses on the Standards Division and highlights the job of inspector Clay McIntyre. As with the other videos in the series, the goal is to showcase one of the many different types of jobs within the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. If you can … Read more

“We Do That!” – Dairy Research

The fourth video in the “We Do That!” series focuses on the Research Stations Division and highlights the job of dairy unit manager Kira Wetmore. As with the other videos in the series, the goal is to showcase one of the many different types of jobs within the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. … Read more

“We Do That!” – Molecular Technology in NCDA&CS

The third video in the “We Do That!” series highlights the job of a molecular technologist in the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. As with the other videos, the goal is to showcase one of the many different types of jobs within the department. If you can think of a type of job, … Read more

“We Do That!” – Microbiology in NCDA&CS

“We Do That!” is the title theme for a video series launched this year from the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. It’s about all the many different types of jobs within the department, and the title is a reflection of that. If you can think of a type of job, there’s a … Read more

“We Do That!” – Marketing in NCDA&CS

“We Do That!” That’s the title theme for a new video series from the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. It’s about all the many different types of jobs within the department, and the title is a reflection of that. If you can think of a type of job, there’s a chance “We … Read more

NCDA&CS website gets a fresh update and new social media series on young people in agriculture is set to launch first week of January.

It’s a New Year and we have a lot of exciting new things to share with you. As we wrapped up 2023, we launched the department’s new website after close to a year’s worth of work behind the scenes to create this new, more user friendly site. And, as with the start of every New … Read more

News Roundup: Sept. 2 – 8

News Roundup

Each week we round up the latest N.C. agricultural headlines from news outlets across the state and country, as well as excerpts from the stories. “WORST FEARS COMING OUR WAY — IRMA,” Southern Farm Network: The Carolinas have grown one of the best corn crops in memory this year, and it’s looking like one our … Read more