We have a diverse workforce here at the NCDA&CS that focuses on consumer protection, food safety, agricultural marketing, accuracy of weights and measures, plant conservation, livestock protection … and more. Through our Faces in the Field series, we provide a behind-the-scenes look at what our employees do to serve North Carolina. Grace Tung Thompson is an agricultural […]
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. Click on the links to go straight to the full story. “Vegetable garden provides healthy bounty on the cheap,” WRAL: Two reasons many people don’t eat enough vegetables are cost […]
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. Click on the links to go straight to the full story. “Fair changes put humans, animals farther apart,” WRAL: Visitors to the 2012 North Carolina State Fair will see even […]
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. Click on the links to go straight to the full story. “Editorial – Early arrival of hurricane season means it’s time to check preparedness,” Wilmington Star-News: Today marks the official […]
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. Click on the links to go straight to the full story. “Look, in the old Reid’s, it’s . . . well, what is it?,” Charlotte Observer: It’s not a public […]
Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler sits down each week with Southern Farm Network’s Rhonda Garrison to discuss “Today’s Topic.” The N.C. Division of Public Health is investigating several cases of E. coli illness that could be connected to the N.C. State Fair. On this week’s “Today’s Topic,” Rhonda talks with Commissioner Troxler about the situation and […]
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. Click on the links to go straight to the full story. “Attendance tops 1 million at NC State Fair,” WTVD-TV: More than 1 million people visited the North Carolina State […]
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. Click on the links to go straight to the full story. “Ground beef recalled over E. coli,” News & Observer: Tyson Fresh Meats is recalling about 131,300 pounds of ground […]
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. Click on the links to go straight to the full story. “One more weekend for the Mountain State Fair near Asheville,” Asheville Citizen-Times: The N. C. Mountain State Fair is […]
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. Click on the links to go straight to the full story. “Firefighters making progress on Holly Shelter wildfire,” WNCT-TV: Firefighters battling the Holly Shelter wildfire are starting to see the […]
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. Click on the links to go straight to the full story. “‘Love A Fair’ theme for 2011 state fair,” News & Observer: The theme of this year’s North Carolina State […]
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. Click on the links to go straight to the full story. “Judge’s ruling favors Sanderson Farms proposal,” WITN-TV: It appears a poultry processing company will be allowed to move forward […]