NC Commissioner Troxler: It’s Fair Season!

A nighttime scene of a fair with lights and rides against a dusky sky.

Agricultural fairs are fun AND educational, showcasing the state’s $111 billion agriculture and agribusiness industry and celebrating everything that makes North Carolina unique. The registration period is open for the N.C. State Fair and the N.C. Mountain State Fair to sign up for competitions and advance tickets to both are on sale now. Mark your … Read more

Today’s Topic: Agricultural fair season is under way. The Mountain State Fair is coming Sept. 7-16 in Fletcher.

Today's Topic

Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler sits down each week with Southern Farm Network’s Mike Davis to discuss “Today’s Topic.” Late summer and early fall is the heart of the agricultural fair season in North Carolina. The Drexel Community Fair is the first fair of the season, which ran Aug. 6-11, and the Cape Fear Fair ends … Read more

Today’s Topic: Fall is peak season for agricultural fairs

Today's Topic

Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler sits down each week with Southern Farm Network’s Rhonda Garrison to discuss “Today’s Topic.” Fall is coming, but the agricultural fair season is already here. Several ag fairs are held in August, and fairs in Burke and Vance counties wrapped up on Labor Day. But September is really the peak time for … Read more