imported fire ant

Today’s Topic: Quarantine for imported fire ant expanding Jan. 1 to include Graham, Halifax, Macon counties

Today’s Topic: Quarantine for imported fire ant expanding Jan. 1 to include Graham, Halifax, Macon counties

Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler sits down each week with Southern Farm Network’s Rhonda Garrison to discuss “Today’s Topic.” The NCDA&CS is expanding a state quarantine for the imported fire ant to include Graham, Halifax and Macon counties. This expansion will take effect Jan. 1, and it will bring to 74 the total number of North Carolina […]

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News Roundup: Nov. 28 – Dec. 6

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. “U.S. farm bill has big impact in NC,” News & Observer: North Carolina has a lot riding on the […]

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News Roundup: Feb. 27 – March 5

Each week we 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. “Carolina corn grower nears 400 bushels per acre,” Southeast Farm Press: Several years back the North Carolina Corn Growers […]

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Today’s Topic: State expands fire ant quarantine

Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler sits down each week with the Southern Farm Network’s Rhonda Garrison to discuss “Today’s Topic.” The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has expanded a state quarantine for the imported fire ant, which has become a real pest across the state. With the expansion, the quarantine now includes portions or […]

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