Summary: Fruit and vegetable growers who want to learn more about the Produce Safety Rule and what is covered may want to attend an upcoming Produce Safety Field Days. One is planned for April 6 at the Horticultural Crops Research Station in Clinton and the other is planned for April 13 at the Mountain Horticultural […]
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New facility near Asheville will help with produce safety training and produce research
A food safety education program within NCDA&CS gained a big tool for its toolbox recently. It’s expected to help ensure that North Carolina fresh produce growers are well educated about how to safely pack and hold their produce. On July 20, the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center in Mills River hosted a grand […]
NCDA&CS 2016 in review
For a department that touches the life of each and every N.C. resident on a regular basis, it’s tough to come up with a year in review that’s not the size of a small town’s phone book. The NCDA&CS has more than 2,000 employees located across the state. We are present in all 100 counties […]
News Roundup: Sept. 10 – 16
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. “Black cohosh: WNC’s next cash crop?” Asheville Citizen-Times: Seems like it would be a slam dunk. Many of the pieces have been in place for years: the key ingredient, the […]