Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler sits down each week with Southern Farm Network’s Rhonda Garrison to discuss “Today’s Topic.” Over the past three years, North Carolina has been working to boost food manufacturing in the state. The goal is to create jobs and build North Carolina’s agricultural economy. The NCDA&CS has been working with the College of Agriculture … Read more
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. “Williams joins state committee; Could boost local farming,” Hendersonville Times-News: Agribusiness Henderson County Executive Director Mark Williams has been named to the state Food Processing Innovation Center Advisory Committee, focusing … Read more
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. “Sweet potatoes have been a very sweet deal indeed for North Carolina farmers,” Southeast Produce Weekly: When Congress passed the Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act in October 2004, some … Read more
