NC Ag Commissioner Steve Troxler

Estimated impacts to agriculture in 2024 topped $4 billion, including $4.23 billion from Hurricane Helene and $696 million from the summer drought and then heavy rains. A total of 93 counties received either a primary Presidential or Secretarial Disaster Declaration for 2024. Commissioner Troxler and representatives from a dozen commodity groups met recently with the […]

The N.C. FFA Association was recently recognized with the Larry Wooten Rural Leadership Award for its longtime commitment to young people. A special recognition was given to Bruce L. Miller for his 30-plus years of service with N.C. FFA as an agriculture teacher with the Rowan County School system, and the Southern Alamance High School […]

North Carolina Christmas tree farmers are hoping for a strong year for tree sales to help Western N.C.’s economy rebound and provide a spark of hope for the region. This year in particular, buying local will go a long way in helping farmers. We hope everyone will consider purchasing a real N.C. Christmas tree, wreath, […]

Even in hardship, we have so much to celebrate and be thankful for this holiday season. We live in a state whose farmers provide a significant part of our Thanksgiving meal.

Active duty and retired military members can receive a 20% discount on tree seedling purchases from the N.C. Forest Service through the end of November.

NCDA&CS recently hit a milestone with the Pesticide Disposal Assistance Program, keeping five (5) million pounds of unwanted pesticides out of the landfill and ensuring they are properly disposed of. The Pesticide Disposal Program began in 1980 and strong collection efforts this year in Columbus, Sampson, and Wake counties helped move the program over the […]

The time to implement peak season fees for soil testing is set to begin Nov. 27. Samples submitted before that date will be processed for free. Growers and landowners still have time to get samples in before the start of peak season.

North Carolina Ag Commissioner Steve Troxler joining me now, and the North Carolina State Fair just in the rearview mirror, and oh so close to a million people through the turnstiles. “The final tally was 998,926, so we were that close. But a million is a number to shoot at. We gave the success of […]

Every four years the N.C. State Fair celebrates Century Farm and Bicentennial Farm Families at a reunion. This year saw the largest number of attendees gather in the program’s history. If you are coming to the State Fair, you can also help Western NC on Smithfield Foods Hunger Relief Day. I hope we can set […]

In just a few short days, the 156th N.C. State Fair kicks off, and so does the N.C. State Fair Farm Family of the Day, sponsored by the Tractor Supply Company. One North Carolina farm family will be recognized every day of the fair, highlighting the contributions of family farms to our state’s $111 billion […]