Press Releases

N.C. Mountain State Fair 'Rides Again' with Friday opening

The 27th N.C. Mountain State Fair returns Friday with gates opening at 9 a.m. and the official ribbon cutting ceremony at noon on Heritage Stage.

N.C. State Fair Cares program supports Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina

 Fairgoers will have the opportunity to give back this year when they purchase their fair
tickets online. The N.C. State Fair Cares program offers online ticket buyers the option to add a

N.C. Mountain State Fair to hold safety press conference Thursday

WHAT:

Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler, Labor Commissioner Josh Dobson, N.C.

N.C. Sentinel Landscape Committee to hold conference call Sept. 2

WHO/WHAT:  The North Carolina Sentinel Landscape Committee will hold a virtual meeting to hear committee member reports pertaining to Sentinel Landscape activities and reports on other Sentinel Landscape programs.  <

NCDA&CS announces 2021-2022 Culinary Ambassadors

The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has announced the following 2021-22 Got to Be NC Team of Culinary Ambassadors, representing restaurants across the state.

NCDA&CS offers organic certification cost-share assistance

Organic growers in North Carolina can apply for partial reimbursement of the cost of becoming certified or for recertification through a program offered by the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

Board of Agriculture will meet Sept. 2

The N.C. Board of Agriculture will hold a meeting Friday, Sept. 2, at 10:30 a.m. via a phone conference call. The call-in number is 1-888-557-8511. When prompted, enter access code 1926090#.

The board will take up the following items:

Flooded crops cannot be used for human food

Farmers whose crops were flooded by Tropical Storm Fred face not only the prospect of lower yields and loss of quality, but also the reality that those crops cannot be used for human food.

N.C. Agritourism Networking Association Summer Farm Tour takes place Aug. 30

A limited number of spaces are still available to attend the upcoming N.C. Agritourism Networking Association’s Summer Farm Tour Aug. 30.

Local farms host fall events

Fall offers great opportunities to explore agritourism activities on farms and across North Carolina. Visitors will find plenty of outdoor experiences from tours, u-pick fruit, crop mazes and pumpkin patches, farm stands, farmers markets, festivals and local foods.