North Carolina Farm Bureau has been an advocate for agricultural and rural families for more than 70 years. The organization now serves 500,000 member families throughout the state. Part of N.C. Farm Bureau’s success is how it adapts to change. In this Q&A, we talk to public relations director David Smith about how the bureau has […]
Coleman, the company behind those iconic green camping stoves, lanterns and other camping gear, recently launched its “Original Social Networking Site” ad campaign. In the commercials, old home movies shot around campsites play while the narrator talks about the times before Facebook and Twitter. To some, a world without social networking sites is a lot […]
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 […]
Who knew our webmaster would make a good hand model or that our network administrator could chop lettuce like a pro? These guys (and a few other NCDA&CS employees) volunteered a little bit of time recently to help make a series of short videos for the Food and Drug Protection Division about food safety. Three […]