Approximately 300 people attended NC Ag Commissioner Steve Troxler’s 8th Annual Food Safety Forum on Tuesday at the NC State Fairgrounds in Raleigh. Experts from several sectors of the food business were on-hand for talks and a question and answer …

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NC Ag Commissioner Steve Troxler presided over the 8th Annual Food Safety Forum at the NC State Fairgrounds in Raleigh on Tuesday. More than 300 people showed up to hear the latest in food safety methods and regulations. Troxler explained …

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Manufacturing is relatively a much smaller part of our economy than in the past. Some worry that eventually manufacturing in our country will disappear entirely. What would we lose if this happened? N.C. State University economist Mike Walden responds. “Well …

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Governor Bob McDonnell of Virginia has joined Governors from Arkansas, Georgia, New Mexico, Texas and North Carolina, with the support of Delaware and Maryland, in petitioning the EPA to ease the Renewable Fuels Standards (RFS). Governor Bob McDonnell wrote to the …

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Lean-hog futures finished mostly higher Monday, marking a technical rebound in the wake of a series of 20-month lows. A late-session drop in corn futures helped calm fears that high feed costs will further amplify a seasonal expansion in supplies. …

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South Carolina's Ag Commissioner Hugh Weathers is pleased to announce that the SC Farm to School program, in it's second of a two-year pilot has been a success.  Over 40 schools are participating in the program, , and 45 farmers.  …

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Food recalls can be destructive to a small food business, and North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services along with NC Food Safety and Defense Task Force are teaming up to host a workshop on preventing and managing food …

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James Russell Boyd farms in Washington and Beaufort Counties, and expanded his acres under irrigation this year. Right now, Three B Farms is harvesting corn between showers, according to Boyd: “We are picking between showers. The other truck is coming …

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In mid-September, the North Carolina Department of Agriculture in conjunction with the NC Food Safety and Defense Task Force are hosting a one-day workshop on managing food recalls. NC Ag Commissioner Steve Troxler explains the type of business that the …

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