Mount Olive, a small town with a big footprint in grocery stores, restaurants and kitchens across the country, is home to Mount Olive Pickle Company. For nearly a century, their brining ingenuity has been a testament to small-town success in the heart of Wayne County, growing from the corner of Cucumber & Vine to Center … Read more
Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler today recognized Flowers Timber Company of Seven Springs in Wayne County as the 2022 Exporter of the Year. The announcement was made at the 17th Annual Ag Development Forum hosted by the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and held in conjunction with the Southern Farm Show. “We are proud … Read more
Not too many people can claim that their farm has been maintained in their family for more than 100 years. As a matter of fact, in North Carolina, less than 2,000 families are listed in the Century Farm Family Program, which has been around since the 1970s. In 2016, Commissioner Troxler announced a new certificate … Read more
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. “$45M Golden LEAF grant makes NCSU plant research facility a reality,” Triangle Business Journal: With help from a whopping $45 million grant from the Golden LEAF Foundation, N.C. State University will … Read more
