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NC Commissioner Troxler: NASS Releases North Carolina’s 2024 Planting Intentions

NC Commissioner Troxler: NASS Releases North Carolina’s 2024 Planting Intentions

Apr 23, 2024

At the beginning of the month the National Agricultural Statistics Service released the 2024 planting intentions for North Carolina with cotton, flue-cured tobacco and soybeans looking to pick up small…

NC Dairy Producers Partner with DJ Burns to Promote Chocolate Milk

NC Dairy Producers Partner with DJ Burns to Promote Chocolate Milk

Apr 18, 2024

On Wednesday, the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and the NC Dairy Producers Association rolled out a big marketing campaign and when I say big, I mean six-foot-nine 275 pounds…

Industry Leaders Assuring Public Pasteurized Milk Supply is Safe

Industry Leaders Assuring Public Pasteurized Milk Supply is Safe

Apr 17, 2024

Highly pathogenic avian influenza was confirmed in a dairy herd in North Carolina last week. This is today’s topic, I’m Mike Davis. It’s also been found in six other states,…

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NC Commissioner Troxler: HPAI in Dairy Herd UPDATE

Apr 16, 2024

The recent detection of high path avian influenza in a dairy herd in North Carolina serves as a reminder that farms, especially poultry farms, must remain vigilant in their biosecurity…

NC Commissioner Troxler: NC Farm to School Delivering Record $3.6 Million in Local Foods

NC Commissioner Troxler: NC Farm to School Delivering Record $3.6 Million in Local Foods

Apr 9, 2024

North Carolina farmers have been able to supply over $3.6 million worth of food products to schools across the state, which is a new record for the N.C. Farm to…

NC Commissioner Troxler: Spring Pesticide Collection Events Coming Up

NC Commissioner Troxler: Spring Pesticide Collection Events Coming Up

Apr 2, 2024

Eighteen special Pesticide Disposal Collection Days are planned across the state to help farmers and homeowners properly dispose of unwanted pesticides. The special collection days are a partnership between the…

NC Commissioner Troxler: Calling All Century Farms!

NC Commissioner Troxler: Calling All Century Farms!

Mar 26, 2024

The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is looking for farms that have been in continual family ownership for 100 years or more to apply to be part of…

NC Commissioner Troxler: Got To Be NC Festival Wants Your Tractor!

NC Commissioner Troxler: Got To Be NC Festival Wants Your Tractor!

Mar 19, 2024

Mark your calendars for the 16th Got to Be NC Festival May 17-19 and come join the fun. There are vendor opportunities and opportunities for tractor clubs and tractor enthusiasts…

NC Commissioner Troxler: Spring Wildfire Season

NC Commissioner Troxler: Spring Wildfire Season

Mar 12, 2024

With the arrival of spring wildfire season, residents should take care when burning outdoors and secure a burn permit. We talk about wildfires a lot in North Carolina and for…