Summary: The application period is open for seafood processors, dealers and processing vessels to apply for COVID relief funds to partially reimburse expenses associated with the pandemic. The deadline to apply is Nov. 30. NCDA&CS is administering the grant program that is funded by USDA. Today’s Topic with Southern Farm Network’s Mike Davis This past … Read more
Summary: In the latest budget, the N.C. General Assembly approved $30 million in federal COVID funds for one-time assistance to swine and dairy producers for losses due to closures or lost contracts. Summary of Talking Points: In this year’s budget, the N.C. General Assembly approved $30 million in one-time assistance for swine producers and dairies … Read more
Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler recently recognized a team of employees that has had a huge impact on the state by helping to fix a food supply chokepoint. It’s a problem that became more obvious in the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic – the state’s meat processors couldn’t keep up with demand. When the pandemic disrupted … Read more
For those who spend two days in June traveling the more than 100 miles of the 301 Endless Yard Sale from Weldon, to Rocky Mount, to Wilson, to Selma, and Dunn, the Tobacco Farm Life Museum in Kenly may have the treasure you have been searching for. “A couple of thousand people come for each … Read more
In a typical year the NCDA&CS International Marketing team travels extensively to promote North Carolina products. This is necessary because around 95 percent of the world population lives outside the United States, which means international trade is a key to continued and future agricultural success for North Carolina. On average, NC agricultural exports increase 10 … Read more
Commissioner of Agriculture Steve Troxler recently recognized 19 employees* with the department’s Excellence in Team Accomplishment Award. The employees work across two sections** of the Structural Pest Control and Pesticides Division. They are specifically either part of the Licensing, Certification and Outreach Unit or the field staff in the Pesticides Section. During an online meeting, … Read more
