Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler sits down each week with Southern Farm Network’s Rhonda Garrison to discuss “Today’s Topic.” Highly pathogenic avian flu has not been detected in the U.S. since last June, and that bit of encouraging news has led the NCDA&CS to make some changes in its precautions. Because the virus is not currently in 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. “Warm, wet winter wreaking havoc on NC farm fields,” WRAL: Winter is the season to grow wheat, to harvest soybeans and for strawberries to take hold, among other crops. But […]
Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler sits down each week with Southern Farm Network’s Rhonda Garrison to discuss “Today’s Topic.” More than 400 people attended the 11th annual Commissioner’s Food Safety Forum on Aug. 18 to learn about the potential impact that highly pathogenic avian influenza could have on the availability of certain foods in the United States. Commissioner […]
Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler sits down each week with Southern Farm Network’s Rhonda Garrison to discuss “Today’s Topic.” The 11th annual Commissioner’s Food Safety Forum is going to take place on Aug. 18 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Expo Center at the State Fairgrounds. Most years, the forum focuses on the safety of food. But […]