There is nothing quite like the sweet taste of a fresh strawberry. If you agree, be sure to stop by the Piedmont Triad Farmers Market for Strawberry Day Friday, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The celebration includes free samples of N.C. strawberries and Lumpy’s strawberry ice cream, plenty of strawberry recipe ideas to take […]
Sunburst Trout Co. is a third-generation family trout farm founded in 1948 by Western North Carolina Agriculture Hall of Fame member Dick Jennings. After 60 years in business, Sunburst cautiously started using Facebook and Twitter, and has since dived into the social network and the micro-blogging site, leading to connections with a larger audience and […]
The North Carolina Association for Dairy Stabilization and Growth Inc., better known as Dairy Advantage, is leading the way for enhancements to the dairy industry in North Carolina. Facebook is one of the tools Dairy Advantage uses to connect with dairy enthusiasts and build “dairy excitement” throughout the state. Matt Lange, dairy development coordinator for Dairy […]
Monday, we posted a reminder of the many ways you can contact us to ask your questions. We received several questions this week that were answered by North Carolina Cooperative Extension offices. N.C. Cooperative Extension, is a collaboration among N.C. State University, N.C. A&T State University, county, state and federal governments. Extension staff can answer questions on a […]
Every day, we receive e-mails through our Web site from people who have questions related to agriculture or services provided by our department. The e-mails are part of our efforts to provide the best customer service to North Carolina residents. Sunday is National Ask a Question Day, and we thought this week would be a good opportunity to remind people they […]
North Carolina Farm Bureau has been an advocate for agricultural and rural families for more than 70 years. The organization now serves 500,000 member families throughout the state. Part of N.C. Farm Bureau’s success is how it adapts to change. In this Q&A, we talk to public relations director David Smith about how the bureau has […]
Since we started the In the Field blog in March 2009, we’ve had a great time bringing you stories and insight on agriculture in North Carolina and the people who serve the industry. As 2010 begins, we thought we’d take a look at the top five posts that received the most views on the blog […]
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. “Anoop to play State Fair; fans all a-Twitter,” Durham Herald-Sun: With the help of the magic power of Twitter, […]
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. “Food Briefs: Want a blue ribbon?,” News & Observer: Then you should enter a cooking contest at the N.C. […]
Coleman, the company behind those iconic green camping stoves, lanterns and other camping gear, recently launched its “Original Social Networking Site” ad campaign. In the commercials, old home movies shot around campsites play while the narrator talks about the times before Facebook and Twitter. To some, a world without social networking sites is a lot […]
If you are headed to one of your favorite local restaurants for lunch today, be sure to ask if they are competing to serve North Carolina’s “Best Dish.” Registration to enter the competition ends today. The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Marketing Division hosts the Best Dish in North Carolina competition each year […]
From pumpkin patches to cow pastures and apple pies to cotton T-shirts, N.C. agriculture is all around us. And now, it is also on Facebook. We launched a Facebook page for the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to create a landing pad for everything we’ve put together on YouTube, Flickr and here on […]