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…
NC Ag Commissioner Steve Troxler
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…
Corn Growers of NC Referendum Tomorrow
North Carolina’s Ag Commissioner, Steve Troxler explains the Corn Growers of NC referendum taking place tomorrow, February 22nd.
B&H Foods Voluntarily Expands Recall
Late last week, B&H Foods of Charlotte expanded its recall of Ruth’s pimento spread to include additional products, all of which were packed at the company’s plant in Chester, SC. NC Ag Commissioner Steve Troxler says it was the…
North Carolina’s 2016 Crop Summary
Rhonda Garrison: USDA recently released its 2016 crop summary, and it was a very good year for corn in the Tar Heel State. North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler: We had some predictions that 2016 would be the year of…
Local Food Marketing Survey
The USDA recently released the results of it’s first-ever nationwide survey of local food marketing practices, and North Carolina ranked pretty high in the results. NC Ag Commissioner Steve Troxler says that North Carolina ranked 10th in the US in…
NC Ag Commissioner Sets Goals for New Term
North Carolina’s Ag Commissioner Steve Troxler was inaugurated for a fourth, four-year term last week, and has already set some goals for the next four years. Even after 2016’s setback from Hurricane Matthew, Troxler believes that reaching the $100 million…
