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Today’s Topic: Best Dish in North Carolina finalists

Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler sits down each week with the Southern Farm Network’s Rhonda Garrison to discuss “Today’s Topic.” Twenty restaurants from across North Carolina have been selected as finalists in the Best Dish in North Carolina contest.  Sponsored by the NCDA&CS and Our State magazine, the contest recognizes and rewards the efforts of restaurants […]

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News Roundup

Each week we’ll round up the latest N.C. agricultural headlines from newspapers across the state and country, as well as excerpts from the stories. Click on the links to go straight to each paper’s full story. “Farmers reap the harvest of the buy-local trend,” WRAL: A new survey suggests that amidst a down economy, consumers […]

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Judge for yourself: Best Dish in NC contest judging begins

The finalists in this year’s Best Dish in NC restaurant contest were recently named and have been posted to the Best Dish Web site. I recently scrolled through the pictures of the dishes in the Fine and Casual dining categories and thought to myself, “wow, I want to be a judge.” I even mentioned it […]

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