A program within the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is expanding its work in western North Carolina thanks to new federal funding tied to Hurricane Helene recovery. The funding comes through a larger $61 million grant awarded to the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to support … Read more
Summary: 18 special Pesticide Disposal Collection Days are planned across the state to help farmers and homeowners properly dispose of unwanted pesticides. The special collection days are a partnership between the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Pesticide Disposal Assistance Program and the N.C. Cooperative Extension Service. Today’s Topic with Southern Farm Network’s Mike … Read more
Four million pounds. Two thousand tons. Sixty-four million ounces. No matter how you say it, it’s a big number, and for the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer services, it’s a major milestone. Four million pounds is the amount of pesticides the department has helped collect and properly dispose of since 1980. That’s the year … Read more
