NC Ag Commissioner Steve Troxler

When the weather heats up, consumers will find more and more offerings at their local farmers market. In June and July, markets are getting into the peak of season, when you will find lots of fresh fruits and vegetables. There…

NC Commissioner Steve Troxler: 33 Students Receive N.C. State Fair Livestock Scholarships

June 12, 2018

by Southern Farm Network

The N.C. State Fair Livestock Scholarship program awarded 33 scholarships this year for students to continue their education. Twenty-nine students received $2,000 scholarships that were funded through proceeds from the Junior Livestock Sale of Champions during the annual State Fair.…

Troxler Calling Farmers to Raleigh to Support Farm Bill

June 11, 2018

by Southern Farm Network

More than two dozen lawsuits are on the dockets claiming hog farms in eastern NC constitute a nuisance to their neighbors. The first of those lawsuits was decided in favor of the plaintiffs, resulting in penalties of $50 million, later…

Commissioner Steve Troxler: “North Carolina’s pork industry feeds us and provides jobs in North Carolina”

June 5, 2018

by Southern Farm Network

NC Ag Commissioner Steve Troxler talks with SFN’s Mike Davis about the pork industry and its impact to the state and the world. (Below is a statement released by the commissioner’s office.) Statement from Commissioner Steve Troxler on the contributions…

“Hungry People are Mean People!”

May 31, 2018

by Southern Farm Network

Last week the NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services hosted a seminar for export-curious producers from across the Carolinas. NC Ag Commissioner Steve Troxler is fond of saying, “Hungry people are mean people,” and he says the job of…

Commissioner Troxler: New FieldCheck and BeeCheck Apps Launch

May 29, 2018

by Southern Farm Network

The online mapping programs DriftWatch and BeeCheck were launched two years ago, and the recent addition of two new apps make them even easier to use. Ag Commissioner Steve Troxler tells us how these free GPS-enabled apps are work.

Commissioner Troxler: Ag Offers Lots of Career Options

May 22, 2018

by Southern Farm Network

Agriculture and agribusinesses are big employers in North Carolina, employing about 16 percent of the state’s workforce or 686,000 people. As a wave of new college graduates begins to look for work, some may find their way into ag careers…

Commissioner Troxler: Got To Be NC Festival this Weekend in Raleigh

May 16, 2018

by Southern Farm Network

Fun times await at the Got to Be NC Festival May 18-20 at the State Fairgrounds in Raleigh. This three-day celebration of North Carolina agriculture includes one of the largest tractor displays in the Southeast, a daily tractor parade, the…

Commissioner Troxler: Equine Owners Beware of EEE and WNV

May 8, 2018

by Southern Farm Network

With warm weather also come mosquito season, which brings the risk of mosquito-borne diseases for equine. Horse and donkey owners are encouraged to have their animals vaccinated against Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis (Triple E) and West Nile Virus. Both diseases can…

Troxler Speaks Out on Hog Farm Case Ruling

May 2, 2018

by Southern Farm Network

Last week, a North Carolina jury ruled that Murphy Brown LLC, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods, must pay its neighbors $50 million in damages as the result of a nuisance lawsuit. The plaintiffs complained that waste from the farm smelled…