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. “NC Ag Commissioner Tells WHKP News That More Improvements, Parking and Resurfacing Are Coming to WNC Ag Center,” WHKP: (Audio) A week after a very successful 2016 WNC Mountain State Fair closed […]
The Western N.C. Ag Center in Fletcher will be on screen at the Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, this month. “Glena,” which features scenes shot at the center, was one of eight documentaries accepted for the festival, which takes place Jan. 17-23. Directed by Allan Luebke, the documentary chronicles the quest of Glena […]
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. “N.C. damage estimates from Irene more than $190 million,” Fayetteville Observer: Damage estimates for North Carolina inched up Thursday […]
This time of year is awards season in the entertainment industry with the grand finale being the Oscars at the end of the month. The “Oscars” of the equine inustry, however, have aleady been announced and two horse events held at the Western N.C. Agricultural Center took top honors. The 2010 Blue Ridge Classic won favorite Saddlebred […]
Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler sits down each week with the Southern Farm Network’s Rhonda Garrison to discuss “Today’s Topic.” This week, Rhonda and Commissioner Troxler talk about the 2010 N.C. Mountain State Fair, which opens Friday, Sept. 10, at noon at the Western N.C. Ag Center in Fletcher. That’s just off Interstate 26 near the […]
The State Building Commission recently honored designers and contractors for outstanding achievement in state construction projects, and one of the companies has a connection to the NCDA&CS. Perry Bartsch Jr. Construction Co. of Asheville received a Certificate of Merit for its work on the Virginia C. Boone Mountain Heritage Center at the WNC Agricultural Center […]
We have a diverse workforce here at the NCDA&CS that focuses on consumer protection, food safety, agricultural marketing, accuracy of weights and measures, plant conservation, livestock protection…and more. Once a month, we’ll talk to one of our employees and provide a behind-the-scenes look at what they do to serve North Carolina. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvKRWqsPwtM For this month’s […]
There’s a lot of activity at the Western N.C. Agricultural Center in Fletcher, what with the staff getting ready for the 2009 N.C. Mountain State Fair (opening Sept. 11) and construction crews finishing work on two new buildings on the property. The Mountain Heritage Center is a 12,000 square-foot log building that will house artists […]
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. “Anoop to play State Fair; fans all a-Twitter,” Durham Herald-Sun: With the help of the magic power of Twitter, […]
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. “Farms find niche, sell directly to consumers,” WRAL: With fewer farms statewide, more farmers are trying to set their […]