Any youth who participated in the N.C. State Fair livestock shows are eligible to apply for scholarships for higher education costs. The deadline to apply is coming up — March 1. Nearly $225,000 in scholarships have been awarded since the…
NC Ag Commissioner Steve Troxler
Commissioner Steve Troxler: Ag Disaster Relief Checks are in the Mail (or Soon Will Be)
Over 2,000 applications for disaster relief has been processed and checks cut to cover those, but work is ongoing. The first round of checks has generated questions and calls about the program, and Commissioner Steve Troxler wants to go over…
Commissioner Steve Troxler: Woodland Owners Can Apply for $2.5 Million in Reforestation Funds
Landowners are also eligible for assistance to restore woodlands that were damage by Hurricane Florence. The N.C. General Assembly appropriated $2.5 million in time-limited, cost-share funding for 52 counties that were federally declared disaster areas. We’ve talked quite a…
Commissioner Steve Troxler Delivers “State of Agriculture” Address
On Thursday, January 31, NC Ag Commissioner Steve Troxler delivered his 2019 State of Agriculture address at the Ag Development Forum during the Southern Farm Show in Raleigh. Here are his comments:
Commissioner Steve Troxler: Slow the Spread Gypsy Moth Program is Working
North Carolina is seeing some positive results from its Slow the Spread Gypsy Moth program. Captures of gypsy moths in 2018 continued to decline, indicating a less active population. It seems like we have had a lot of negative things…
Commissioner Steve Troxler: Ag Development Forum coming up Jan. 31
The 14th Annual Ag Development Forum is coming up Jan. 31 at the State Fairgrounds in Raleigh. The event features the annual Commissioner Troxler’s “State of Agriculture” address, along with an economic outlook and discussion with agricultural lenders. The event…
Insights from Commissioner Troxler’s recent tour of food manufacturing facilities in N.C.
NC Ag Commissioner Steve Troxler and other ag leaders recently toured some North Carolina food manufacturing facilities in the state. He discusses his insights from tours of D’Vine Foods, Mt. Olive Pickle Company, Smithfield Foods and Blue Mountain Flavors. I…
Commissioner Steve Troxler: New Rules in Place Regarding Use of Dicamba
Statewide workshops scheduled through May Training continues to be required to use dicamba products to avoid damaging other crops. New label revisions for Engenia, XtendiMax and Fexapan indicate these products can only be used by certified applicators. Workshops are being…
Commissioner Steve Troxler: 2018 in Review
What a year it has been! NC Ag Commissioner reminisces about the events of 2018, including the hurricanes and subsequent relief from the General Assembly, the hog farm nuisance lawsuits, the groundbreaking of the new NCDA&CS lab, and more.
Commissioner Steve Troxler: Hurricane Florence Agriculture Disaster Assistance Deadline extended until Dec. 20
The N.C. General Assembly has given farmers until Dec. 20 to sign up for agricultural disaster assistance from Hurricane Florence and Tropical Storm Michael. A total of $240 million has been appropriated for assistance and we have been trying to…
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