Press Releases

Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund Advisory Committee to meet Dec. 3

WHO/WHAT: The Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund will hold an advisory committee meeting to:
•    Review the trust fund budget and open grantee contracts.

Celebrate the holidays with North Carolina Christmas trees

RALEIGH – Nothing ushers in the holiday season like seeing roadside Christmas tree lots pop up across the state or fresh trees outside grocery stores or retailers.

Four stores fined for price scanning errors

The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Standards Division fined four stores in Forsyth, Mecklenburg and Moore counties for price scanning errors.

N.C. Forest Service offering discounts on tree seedling orders for veterans and active military members through the end of November

RALEIGH – Beginning Nov. 11, the N.C. Forest Service is offering a 20% discount on tree seedling orders placed by active, honorably discharged or retired military personnel throughout November.

Submit soil samples for testing by Nov. 26 to avoid peak season fees

RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services soil testing lab is about to hit its busy season and growers and homeowners are encouraged to submit soil samples by Nov. 26 to avoid peak-season fees and to get results and recommendations sooner.

Raleigh Market at State Fairgrounds re-opens Saturday

After a monthlong break for the N.C. State Fair, the Raleigh Market will re-open Saturday, Nov. 9. The market is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays except during October, when the annual State Fair is held.

Board of Agriculture will meet Nov. 4 in Raleigh

RALEIGH – The N.C. Board of Agriculture will hold a meeting Monday, Nov. 4, at 1:30 p.m. at the Steve Troxler Agricultural Sciences Center in Raleigh.

The board will take up the following items:

N.C. State Fair’s Junior Livestock Sale of Champions draws $213,000 for youth

The N.C. State Fair Junior Livestock Sale of Champions raised $213,000 in bids for the top steers, barrows, lambs, goats and turkeys in the sale on Oct. 27.

Ag Commissioner Troxler, others to light Christmas tree to signal the start of this season's tree harvest

LAUREL SPRINGS – N.C. Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler and other dignitaries will light a ceremonial Christmas Tree to signal the start of the state’s annual Christmas tree harvest Wednesday at the Upper Mountain Research Station in Laurel Springs.

N.C. State Fair wraps up a successful 2024 run with close to 1 million visitors

RALEIGH – The 2024 N.C. State Fair finished its run with a strong weekend, pushing the overall attendance to just shy of 1 million visitors. The final attendance was 998,926, the sixth largest in the fair’s 156-year history.