May 2013

May 2013 issue (pdf)

• New regional agronomists on board to help growers
• Fourth-generation N.C. agribusiness putting BBQ back on school lunch menus
• Bucolic Briefs
• AgroTips
• From the tractor
• Horse Events

April 2013

April 2013 issue (pdf)

• Specialty crop grants offered by NCDA&CS
• Take caution when burning yard debris
• NCDA&CS to offer cantaloupe pilot program
• Standards inspectors help consumers save green on lawncare
• Got to Be NC Festival seeks antique tractors, vendors
• Bucolic Briefs
• From the tractor
• Horse Events

March 2013

March 2013 issue (pdf)

• Boll weevil assessment stays at 70 cents per acre
• WNC grants available as part of TVA settlement
• Butterball named N.C. Exporter of the Year
• Two Voluntary Ag District workshops to be held in March
• Spring Stocker Sales
• Bucolic Briefs
• From the tractor
• Horse Events

February 2013

February 2013 issue (pdf)

• Farms finding success with agritourism
• Military looking to partner with Eastern N.C. landowners
• Agronomist hired for NE N.C. counties
• NCDA&CS sets public meetings on proposed gypsy moth treatments
• Bucolic Briefs
• From the tractor
• Horse Events

January 2013

January 2013 issue (pdf)

• N.C. ag exports top $3.75 billion
• Price-risk management workshops offered
• Horse Council raising money for new building at ag center
• Bucolic Brief
• AgroTip
• From the tractor
• Horse Events

November/December 2012

November/December 2012 issue (pdf)

• Dec. 17 deadline nearing to apply for farmland preservation grants
• N.C. State Fair wraps up third-largest fair
• AgroTip
• From the tractor
• Horse Events

October 2012

October 2012 issue (pdf)

• North Carolina State Fair runs Oct. 11-21
• Farmers, consider options when soil sampling
• Troxler shares plan for TVA funds in WNC
• On the Horizon
• Bucolic Briefs
• From the tractor
• Horse Events

September 2012

September 2012 issue (pdf)

• Mountain State Fair offers family fun Sept. 7-16
• Preventing and managing food recalls will be the focus of September NCDA&CS workshop
• 2012 Fall Feeder Calf Sales
• Renewable energy options may benefit farm operations
• County fairs being held across N.C.
• On the Horizon
• Bucolic Briefs
• From the tractor
• Horse Events

August 2012

August 2012 issue (pdf)

• Commissioner's Food Safety Forum set for Aug. 28
• NCDA&CS revamps website for agronomic reports
• 2012 State Fair premium books available
• 2012 Fall Feeder Calf Sales
• N.C. State Fair announces 2012 concert schedule
• On the Horizon
• Bucolic Briefs
• From the tractor
• Horse Events

July 2012

July 2012 issue (pdf)

• Farm to School program tops $1 million in sales
• N.C. farm families encouraged to apply for Century Farm program
• Troxler advises farmers to dust off plans for hurricane season
• N.C. Museum of History, Syngenta showcase state's rich ag heritage
• On the Horizon
• Consumers to see changes in ethanol labeling at the pump
• NCDA&CS Standards Division inspects weigh-station scales used to check the load size of commercial trucks
• Woodland stewardship workshops planned
• Zucchini chips recipe is a delicious way to make use of garden abundance
• Farmers should review rules before burning agricultural debris
• Got to Be NC RV and Big Cart on the road in July
• Bucolic Briefs
• From the tractor
• Horse Events

June 2012

June 2012 issue (pdf)

• NCDA&CS plant industry staff helps businesses keep exports moving
• Finalists announced for Best Dish in North Carolina regional restaurant competition
• State's Irish potato growers approve assessment program
• Guidelines aim to keep falsely labeled honey out of NCDA&CS farmers markets
• Raleigh team takes top honor in Envirothon competition
• North Carolina's Farm to School program receives grant from the Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation
• K-5 students are winners in the N.C. Farm to School calendar contest
• Bucolic Briefs
• From the tractor
• Horse Events

May 2012

May 2012 issue (pdf)

• NCDA&CS at work checking gas pumps
• Horse owners urged to vaccinate horses early
• Come to the Got to Be NC Festival May 18-20 at the State Fairgrounds
• Bucolic Briefs
• On the Horizon
• From the tractor
• Horse Events

April 2012

April 2012 issue (pdf)

• Boll weevil assessment drops to 70 cents per acre
• Got to Be NC Festival returns May 18-20
• Manage strawberry fertilization with tissue testing
• NCDA&CS offers Specialty Crop Grants
  
• Bucolic Briefs
• On the Horizon
• From the tractor
• Horse Events

March 2012

March 2012 issue (pdf)

• NCDA&CS to help local farmers markets with ad costs
• Commercial Irish potato growers to vote on assessment
• Bucolic Briefs
• On the Horizon
• From the tractor
• Horse Events

February 2012

February 2012 issue (pdf)

• Seventh annual Ag Forum will focus on economic trends, farm safety Feb. 2 at State Fairgrounds
• New NCDA&CS regional agronomist serving growers in Boone/Hickory/Morganton area
• More risk management workshops focusing on grains and cotton offered
• Bucolic Briefs
• On the Horizon
• From the tractor
• Horse Events

January 2012

January 2012 issue (pdf)

Soil and water conservation celebrates 75 years

• Conservation programs have evolved; local, state, federal partnership poised to face future challenges
• Hugh Hammond Bennett
• Risk workshops offered
• Bucolic Briefs
• On the Horizon
• From the tractor
• Horse Events

November / December 2011

November/December 2011 issue (pdf)

• N.C. State Fair tops one million for second year
• NCDA&CS Seed Testing Lab reopens in permanent spot
• Junior livestock winners take home $67,100 in auction
• On the Horizon
• From the tractor
• Horse Events

October 2011

October 2011 issue (pdf)

• Make plans now for the N.C. State Fair Oct. 13-23
• Farmers urged to have corn tested for aflatoxin
• UNC-TV series 'Flavor, NC' showcases the state's farms and local foods
• In the News
• From the tractor
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs

September 2011

September 2011 issue (pdf)

• Grant scams fail to deliver promised cash
• EEE makes its return; owners urged to talk to vet
• NCDA&CS offers industry work-shops on complying with meat and poultry regulations
• Website contains info for poultry farmers affected by plant closures
• Advance State Fair, concert tickets on sale
• 2011 Fall Feeder Calf Schedule
• On the Horizon
• From the tractor
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs

August 2011

August 2011 issue (pdf)

• Mountain State Fair set for Sept. 9-18 in Fletcher
• Agronomic lab now offering rush soil testing service in busy season
• Growers can manage tobacco leaf quality with tissue analysis
• Fire safety tips to help prevent wildfires
• 2011 Fall Feeder Calf Schedule
• On the Horizon
• From the tractor
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs

July 2011

July 2011 issue (pdf)

• NCDA&CS offers cost-share grants to assist farmers with on-farm food safety efforts
• NCDA&CS Agronomic Division can help greenhouse producrs improve production through water testing
• Got to Be NC Festival offered treats for everyone
• On the Horizon
• From the tractor
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs

June 2011

June 2011 issue (pdf)

Special storm weather preparedness edition

• Troxler advises farmers to have plans in place well before storms
• NCSU researchers predict above- normal hurricane activity in 2011
• Pet care tips
• Food safety – What to do if the power goes out
• List of FSA offices in North Carolina
• From the tractor
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs

May 2011

May 2011 issue (pdf)

• Cotton, sweet potato and wheat acreage will be up
• Agritourism workshops slated for Western NC
• NCDA&CS offers specialty crop grants
• On the Horizon
• From the tractor
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs

April 2011

April 2011 issue (pdf)

• Got to Be NC Festival returns May 20-22 in Raleigh
• On the Horizon
• From the tractor
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs

March 2011

March 2011 issue (pdf)

• N.C. boll weevil assessment for 2011 is $1 per acre
• Rooks Farm Service named NCDA&CS Exporter of the Year
• On the Horizon
• From the tractor
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs

February 2011

February 2011 issue (pdf)

• With gas prices on the rise, NCDA&CS gas pump inspectors responding to lots of calls
• NCDA&CS hosts three farmers market manager workshops
• Best Dish in N.C. contest expands with focus on regional specialties
• Corn growers to hold referendum Feb. 22
• Aquaculture conference will be Feb. 11&12
• Agritourism conference to be held Feb. 17 & 18
• 2010 State Fair winning recipes
  
• On the Horizon
• From the tractor
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs

January 2011

January 2011 issue (pdf)

• Battling bedbugs? Make sure you use a licensed pest management company
• Annual Ag Forum slated for Feb. 3 at Fairgrounds
• Troxler appoints Greensboro resident to Plant Conservation Board
• NCDA&CS gets federal grants to protect food, animal feed
• Two elected to board of plant conservation group
  
• On the Horizon
• From the tractor
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs

November/December 2010

November / December 2010 issue (pdf)

• State Fair shatters record
• Farmland preservation grants offered; deadline is Dec. 15
• NCDA&CS Seed Lab moving; samples must go to new address
• On the Horizon
• From the tractor
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs

October 2010

October 2010 issue (pdf)

• It's time to celebrate what's great at the N.C. State Fair Oct. 14-24
• Farmers encouraged to test corn for aflatoxin
• Mountain State Fair wraps up
• From the tractor
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs

September 2010

September 2010 issue (pdf)

• On the Horizon
• 17th Annual Mountain State Fair runs Sept. 10-19
• Commissioner Troxler elected SASDA president
• NCDA&CS warns horse owners about disease
• Rowland man named N.C. Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year
• From the tractor
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs

August 2010

August 2010 issue (pdf)

• NCDA&CS offers advice on plasticulture production
• Food Safety Forum to be held Aug. 10
• NCDA&CS recommends buying bees from permitted dealers
• State Fair concert, advance tickets go on sale Aug. 2
• N.C. Gov. Bev Perdue harvests the first “executive honey”
• State Fair’s Early Bird Special offers extra incentives through Sept. 29
• Organic certification grants still available
• From the tractor
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs

July 2010

July 2010 issue (pdf)

• Got to Be NC Festival wraps up successful run
• Equine owners should vaccinate against WNV, EEE
• Ag Review advertisers, beware of scam
• NCDA&CS employee named to EPA advisory committee on agriculture
• AgroTips
• From the tractor
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs
• On the horizon

June 2010

June 2010 issue (pdf)

• With approach of hurricane season, Troxler advises farmers to review farm emergency plans and prepare
• Farm to School program posts a record-setting year
• Three specialty foods companies take top honors in product awards contest
• 20 Best Dish finalists selected; this summer give these restaurants a try
• From the tractor
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs
• On the horizon

May 2010

May 2010 issue (pdf)

• Got to Be NC Festival runs May 21-23 in Raleigh
• NCDA&CS offers grants for specialty crops
• Tobacco Trust awards $6.1 million in grants
• From the tractor
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs

April 2010

April 2010 issue (pdf)

• Survey finds wildlife damage to N.C. field crops totals $29.4 million; deer top ‘perps’
• Grants to assist farmers with on-farm food safety efforts available
• Agritourism workshops planned for April and May
• Activities shaping up for Got to Be NC Festival May 21-23
• Agrotips
• Of special interest
• From the tractor
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs

March 2010

March 2010 issue (pdf)
NOTE: The Farmland For Sale and Farmland Wanted ads were omitted from the March print edition. You can view these categories in the classified section. We apologize for any inconvenience.

• Quarantine area for imported fire ant expands
• Antique tractors wanted for 2010 Got to Be NC Festival
• NCDA&CS hosting Western N.C. food marketing series
• Got to Be NC Festival returns May 21-23
• Meetings planned in March on value-added funding opportunities
• On the horizon
• From the tractor
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs

February 2010

February 2010 issue (pdf)

• N.C. Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council holds its first meeting
• Details finalized for Feb. 4 Ag Forum in Raleigh
• Public meetings on gypsy moth treatments set
• Fifth Annual Carolina Garden Expo runs Feb. 5 & 6
• Honors and Recognitions
• NCDA&CS to host food marketing workshop series in Eastern North Carolina
• Time remains to attend free price-risk management workshops
• State Fair junior livestock champions net $83,400 at auction
• On the horizon
• From the tractor by Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs

January 2010

January 2010 issue (pdf)

• NCDA&CS offers price-risk management workshops
• State Fair and Mountain State Fair honored by peers
• Fairgrounds hosts Southern Farm Show and Ag Forum
• Food marketing workshop offered Jan. 12 in Asheville
• Twenty-one animal shelters reprimanded for failing to comply with state euthanasia standards
• Century Farm program is year-round initiative; farm owners can apply anytime
• Sweetpotato weevil exterior quarantine expanded
• Food safety workshop for small food producers, seafood processors is Jan. 26
• More winning recipes from the N.C. State Fair
  
• On the horizon
• From the tractor by Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs

November/December 2009

November/December 2009 issue (pdf)

• A whole lot of people had ‘A Whole Lotta Happy’ at the 2009 State Fair; new attendance record set
• Ag Hall of Fame inducts James as 35th member
• Winning recipes
• Livestock winners from the 2009 N.C. State Fair
• NCDA&CS Food and Drug Division launches ‘Got to be NC Food Safety’ site
• Study: Equine industry has $1.9 billion impact in N.C.
• To save costs, NCDA&CS moves to online soil tests and other agronomic reports
• On the horizon
• From the tractor by Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs

October 2009

October 2009 issue (pdf)

• State Fair offers “Whole Lotta Happy” Oct. 15-25
• 2009 Best Dish in North Carolina winners named
• On the horizon
• From the tractor by Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs

September 2009

September 2009 issue (pdf)

• North Carolina Mountain State Fair runs Sept. 11-20
• Troxler welcomes new Board of Ag members
• Upcoming Feeder Calf Sales
• Guidelines set for acceptable agricultural burning
• On the horizon
• From the tractor by Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs

August 2009

August 2009 issue (pdf)

• N.C. farmers don’t hog water, says first statewide survey of ag water use
• 5th Commissioner’s Food Safety Forum to be Aug. 18 at State Fairgounds
• Two acts for the State Fair concert lineup change
• Upcoming Feeder Calf Sales
• Farm Credit offers financial training course
• On the horizon
• From the tractor by Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs

July 2009

July 2009 issue (pdf)

• NCDA&CS hosts site to help pork, poultry farmers who have lost contracts
• Record year for Farm to School program
• Advance State Fair tickets go on sale online at 10 a.m. Aug. 3
• Upcoming Feeder Calf Sales
• Agronomist helps poultry producers comply with environmental rules
• On the horizon
• From the tractor by Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs

June 2009

June 2009 issue (pdf)

• Troxler advises farmers to prepare for hurricane season
• Locally grown food products can be found at NCFarmFresh.com
• NCDA&CS offers cost-share grants to assist farmers with on-farm food safety efforts
• Facts about ethanol fuels in North Carolina
• Agrotips
• On the horizon
• From the tractor by Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs

May 2009

May 2009 issue (pdf)

• New maps help locate agritourism adventures
• Got to Be NC Festival offers family fun May 29-31
• NCDA&CS offers specialty crop grants
• USDA pages offer country-specific export information
• Butler serves on National Pork Producers Council
• On the horizon
• From the tractor by Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs

April 2009

April 2009 issue (pdf)

• Census shows North Carolina lost more than half a million acres of farmland from 2002-2007
• State’s boll weevil assessment is $1.25 per acre
• Updates coming to online agronomic reports
• N.C. Tomato Growers Association offering $1,000 college scholarship
• On the horizon
• From the tractor by Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs

March 2009

March 2009 issue (pdf)

• Ag Development Forum draws strong interest
• Western N.C. lab certified to process Coggins tests
• Soil test is valuable key to effective pasture renovation
• Nash County sweet potato operator named Exporter of the Year
• On the horizon
• From the tractor by Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs

February 2009

February 2009 issue (pdf)

• Pesticide Board tightens record-keeping rules
• Public meetings set on gypsy moth treatments
• Quarantine area for imported fire ants expanded
• On the horizon
• From the tractor by Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs

January 2009

January 2009 issue (pdf)

• Farmland protection catching on in N.C.
• Paperless soil reports now a green option for users
• Changes coming to the Agricultural Review
• Online tracking of soil samples offered
• NCDA&CS hosts riskmanagement workshops
• GLOBAL GAP certifi cation funding offered through grant
• Barnett named manager of Hunt Horse Complex
• From the Tractor by Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler
• Bucolic Briefs
• Horse Events
• Agrotips for January 2009

November/December 2008

November/December issue (pdf)

October 2008

October issue (pdf)

September 2008

September issue (pdf)

• N.C. Mountain State Fair runs Sept. 5-14
• Tickets still available for Sept. 13 ‘Got to Be NC AgJam’ in Raleigh
• Improvements planned for WNC Ag Center, Farmers Market
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs
• From the Tractor by Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler
• Agrotips
• NCDA&CS Vet lab system earns full accreditation from AAVLD
• N.C. State Fair offers something for everyone; runs Oct. 16-26
• Upcoming Feeder Calf Sales
• Century Farm Family Reunion to be held Oct. 23 at State Fair
• NCDA&CS AgFIRST! event draws more than 300 to Raleigh
• Troxler encourages farmers to have corn tested for aflatoxin

August 2008

August issue (pdf)

• Advance State Fair ride, concert and admission tickets on sale now
• Top country acts to head-line celebration of N.C. agriculture at food and music festival Sept. 13
• From the tractor by Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler
• N.C. prohibits sale of cogongrass
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs
• Family pioneers use of plasticulture for vegetables in Stokes County
• Agrotips
• Upcoming Research Station Field Days
• Upcoming Feeder Calf Sales
• NCDA&CS honored for work on 2007 food recall
• N.C. State Fair Premium Book available
• Recipes
• Commissioner Troxler hosting food safety event Aug. 19
• NCDA&CS urges owners to have equine vaccinated for EEE and West Nile Virus
• NCDA&CS declares external quarantine for Sirex wood wasp

July 2008

July issue (pdf)

• State ag commissioners sound warning about rising input costs
• From the tractor by Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler
• Farmland preservation trust fund announces 2008 grant recipients
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs
• Three swine operations selected for animal waste conversion program
• Agrotips
• 2008 County Fair Dates & Info
• Upcoming Feeder Calf Sales
• NCDA&CS secures grant to help farmers
• N.C. tomato season opens with safe, healthy crop

June 2008

• Got to Be NC Festival at State Fairgrounds June 5-8
• From the tractor by Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler
• Statewide hay relief efforts end
• Livestock Events
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs
• N.C. research stations to host first female cattle auction June 7
• Agrotips
• Farmers should begin pasture renovation with soil testing
• State Fair will feature an extra day of fun in 2008
• Troxler advises farmers to prepare for hurricane season
• Recipes of the month
• No-till drills available for farmers to rent to renovate pastures

May 2008

• Cost-share program to help N.C. farmers recovering from drought
• From the tractor by Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler
• Got to Be NC Festival slated for June 5-8 in Raleigh
• Livestock Events
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs
• N.C. State Fair adds two electric vehicles to fleet
• Agrotips
• Get ready for N.C. strawberries
• Commissioner Troxler and the Got to Be NC Big Cart take to the road
• Ribbon cutting for Yamco, a new Greene County agribusiness operation
• NCDA&CS treats gypsy moth infestation in Warren
• N.C. agricultural planting intentions include more acres of soybeans, hay, tobacco and sweet potatoes
• Upcoming Farmers Market Events
• Troxler speaks at N.C. A&T State University’s 22nd Annual Small Farms Week celebration

April 2008

• Water-wise gardening info and tools available
• From the tractor by Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler
• Six Tips for Water-Wise Gardening
• Boll weevil assessment is $2.10 per acre for 2008
• Dairy Advantage program aims to stabilize N.C. dairy industry
• NCDA&CS seeking federal approval for pharmaceutical disposal program
• Livestock Events
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs
• Phase out for excise tax on piped natural gas began Oct. 1, 2007
• Gasoline and Oil Inspection Board adopts measure to encourage more ethanol blending in North Carolina

March 2008

• Global bio-energy demand will prop up commodity prices, USDA economist says
• From the tractor by Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler
• NCDA&CS offers cost-share assistance to farmers for food safety audits
• Emergency Hay Program to begin winding down
• NCDA&CS encourages groups to organize hay loads
• Farmstead dairy producers sought for pasteurizer loan program
• North Carolina’s latest agricultural numbers
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs

February 2008

• From the tractor by Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler
• Hay moving into state; response has been strong
• Golden LEAF grant funds farmers’ certifications
• NCDA&CS hosts ag risk management workshops
• Farmers urged to take part in Census of Agriculture
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs

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