Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler sits down each week with Southern Farm Network’s Rhonda Garrison to discuss “Today’s Topic.” The U.S. Senate passed its version of the farm bill June 21, and the legislation now heads to the House, which is expected to begin work on its version in July. Commissioner Troxler tells Rhonda that he’s […]
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Today’s Topic: Farm bill under way in Congress
Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler sits down each week with Southern Farm Network’s Rhonda Garrison to discuss “Today’s Topic.” June might be a busy month for the 2012 farm bill. The U.S. Senate is expected to bring its version of the bill to the floor today, and agriculture leaders in the U.S. House are planning to […]
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 […]
Today’s Topic: Food safety legislation in Congress
Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler sits down each week with the Southern Farm Network’s Rhonda Garrison to discuss “Today’s Topic.” Last week, the U.S. Senate passed a bill aimed at improving food safety across the country. But because of a technical matter, its future is somewhat in doubt. The bill would do several things, including requiring […]