The NCDA&CS has many partners, but few have a direct impact on the lives of people in North Carolina like our partnership with hunger relief agencies across the state. From Feeding America Food Banks that are served through commodity deliveries from the Emergency Feeding Assistance Program to transportation help that is given to the Society […]
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. “Eating pork won’t make you sick, producers say,” WRAL: Humans cannot contract a strain of swine flu that has […]
Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler sits down each week with the Southern Farm Network’s Rhonda Garrison to discuss “Today’s Topic.” This week, they discuss how food banks are affected by the economic downturn, and how the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is helping out. Listen in as Commissioner Troxler and Rhonda discuss this issue: […]
Food banks, soup kitchens and food pantries across the state are seeing a sharp increase in demand for emergency food assistance as more and more people struggle in today’s economic environment. These agencies provide a much-needed safety net for many people. This increase has also kept our department’s Food Distribution Division extra busy delivering USDA meats, cheeses, fruits […]