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Rowan County has a positive case of HPAI

Rowan County has an emu that tested positive for High Path Avian Influenza (HPAI). The positive sample was identified by the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Veterinary Diagnostic Lab in Raleigh.

Board of Agriculture will meet Jan. 30

The N.C. Board of Agriculture will hold a meeting Monday, Jan. 30, at 1 p.m. in the training room of the Steve Troxler Agricultural Sciences Center in Raleigh.

The board will take up the following items:

Troxler appoints Kelly Nilsson to head Emergency Programs Division

 

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Soil calcium, magnesium and potassium - straight talk about nutrient ratios

Now that harvest is complete, the focus for many growers turns to soil sampling and formulating nutrient management plans for next season. For some, it is a time to reflect on yields and if goals were not met, ponder different strategies. 

Agronomic Services Division labs open doors to group tours

Group tours of three of the most widely used N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Agronomic Services labs have resumed. Groups can book a tour for the nematode assay; plant, waste solution and media; and soil testing labs Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

N.C. Plant Conservation Board and Scientific Committee to meet Wednesday, Jan. 18

N.C. Pesticide Board announces recent case settlements

The N.C. Pesticide Board recently approved the following settlement agreements for cases in Carteret, Davidson, Duplin, Guilford, Lenoir, Macon, Mecklenburg, Nash, Orange, Pender, Pitt, Rowan and Washington counties.  Settlements are listed by county below:

70 stores pay fines for price scanning errors in 38 counties

The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Standards Division has collected fines from 70 stores in 38 counties because of excessive price-scanner errors.     

N.C. Sentinel Landscape Committee to meet Dec. 13

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Backyard flock in Onslow County tests positive for HPAI

** Edited to reflect that upon further evaluation of the farm location the backyard flock is located in Onslow County instead of Carteret County.