The North Carolina Department of Agriculture recently received a $9.2 million REPI, or Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program grant to support conservation efforts by the Eastern North Carolina Sentinel Landscape Partnership. North Carolina’s Ag Commissioner Steve Troxler explains that…
NC Ag Commissioner Steve Troxler
Spring & Summer Field Days
While spring and summer are the busiest times of the year for a farmer, NC Ag Commissioner Steve Troxler encourages producers to find the time to be away from the farm to attend field days. Several field days are coming…
Soil Testing is for Homeowners, Too
North Carolina’s Ag Commissioner, Steve Troxler is encouraging homeowners with warm season lawns; Bermuda, centipede, St. Augustine, Zoysia and the like, to have a soil test done by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture’s Agronomics Division. A soil test will…
April is Plant Pest Month
April is National Plant Pest Awareness Month, and North Carolina’s Ag Commissioner, Steve Troxler says the category includes noxious weeds, diseases and insects. Currently, there are four pests under federal quarantine in North Carolina; witchweed, emerald ash borer, European gypsy…
North Carolina Producers to Plant More Cotton in 2017
North Carolina’s Ag Commissioner, Steve Troxler commented on Friday’s Planting Intentions Report in regards to North Carolina agriculture. The state’s producers said they were going to plant more cotton, soybeans, peanuts and have already planted more wheat this year than…
On Farm Readiness Reviews
The North Carolina Department of Agriculture is offering a pilot program to large produce farms in an effort to help those farms get in compliance before the Food Safety Modernization Act goes into effect next year. NC Ag Commissioner Steve…
Small Farms Week
North Carolina A&T State University along with North Carolina Department of Ag have celebrated Small Farms Week for 31 years. This is the week to highlight the state’s small farms, and the farmers whol make it happen. The Tar Heel…
NC Ag Awareness Day
NC Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler talks with SFN’s Bruce Ferrell about Ag Awareness day in Raleigh this Wednesday, March 15.
Industrial Hemp Update
North Carolina’s Ag Commissioner Steve Troxler says that temporary rules are now in place for the state’s industrial hemp pilot program. The Industrial Hemp Commission adopted these rules last month, and they’ve also been approved by the NC Rules Review…
Specialty Crop Block Grant Applications Now Available
The North Carolina Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the 2017 Specialty Crop Block Grant program. Nonprofits and government agencies that want to apply for these grants have until March 15th to submit their application. The Specialty Crop…
