state budget

Today’s Topic: State budget update

Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler sits down each week with Southern Farm Network’s Rhonda Garrison to discuss “Today’s Topic.” The state Senate recently passed its budget plan for the next fiscal year, and the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services fares pretty well overall in the proposal. Like the governor’s budget, the Senate’s version includes funding […]

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News Roundup: July 2-8

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. “Costly wildfire mostly contained,” Jacksonville Daily News: The 31,000-acre Holly Shelter wildfire has already cost more than $2 million […]

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News Roundup: May 21-27

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. “‘Got to be NC’ says eat and buy local,” WRAL-TV: Rides and food took over the State Fairgrounds Saturday, […]

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Today’s Topic: An update on North Carolina’s budget

Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler sits down each week with Southern Farm Network’s Rhonda Garrison to discuss “Today’s Topic.” This week, Commissioner Troxler gives Rhonda an update on the state’s budget process. The state House recently adopted its version of the budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1. Commissioner Troxler tells Rhonda that the […]

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News Roundup: April 30-May 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. “Financial assistance for tornado-damaged forest land,” Delta Farm Press: Landowners impacted by recent tornadoes may be eligible to receive […]

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Today’s Topic: Governor’s proposed budget not kind to agriculture

Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler sits down each week with Southern Farm Network’s Rhonda Garrison to discuss “Today’s Topic.” Gov. Bev Perdue’s proposed budget, released last week, would cut the NCDA&CS by nearly 30 percent. The proposal would close seven agricultural research stations and transfer the Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund out of NCDA&CS, […]

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News Roundup: Feb. 12-18

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. “In a time of austerity, budget spares no one,” News & Observer: Gov. Bev Perdue presented a $19.9 billion […]

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Today’s Topic: 2011 legislative session

Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler sits down each week with Southern Farm Network’s Rhonda Garrison to discuss “Today’s Topic.” The General Assembly begins a new session tomorrow, and the big topic is going to be the state budget. North Carolina is facing some tough choices this year when it comes to the next state budget. Entire […]

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News Roundup: Feb. 20-26

Each week we’ll 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. “Organic advocates optimistic about new USDA rules,” Charlotte Observer: New federal rules that define what makes milk and meat […]

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