Macon County

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: Sept. 15-21

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. “Agricultural experts seek immigration reform,” Charlotte Observer: A North Carolina agriculture official joined growers from other states Wednesday in […]

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