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. “State lifts ban after avian flu outbreak last year,” Shelby Star: The suspension of live poultry shows and sales has been lifted, a week earlier than when the ban was […]
soil and Water Conservation Districts
Today’s Topic: Resource Conservation Workshop
Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler sits down each week with Southern Farm Network’s Rhonda Garrison to discuss “Today’s Topic.” Each year, about 100 students from across North Carolina include the Resource Conservation Workshop in their summer plans. This year’s workshop takes place June 21-26 at N.C. State University. It’s sponsored by the N.C. Association of Soil and Water Conservation […]
World Wetlands Day: N.C. Wetlands are Wonderful
Today is World Wetlands Day, celebrating the important role of wetlands in our environment. Last year’s theme for N.C. Soil and Water Conservation Districts’ education contests was Wetlands are Wonderful. Students from across the state took part in learning about wetlands and then competed in poster design competitions, slide show presentations and public speaking on […]
Soil and water competition earns Enloe students $15,000 in scholarships
North Carolina’s State Champion Envirothon team from Enloe High School in Raleigh clinched third place at the 2012 Canon Envirothon, a week-long environmental education competition held last month at Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, Penn., and sponsored by Canon USA Inc. The Wake County high school students competed with an international field of 54 high school […]