Press Releases
RALEIGH – The popular Peach Dessert Contest is making its return to the lineup of State Farmers Market Peach Day festivities Thursday, July 13.
RALEIGH — As North Carolina residents prepare to travel for the Fourth of July holiday, North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services officials are ur
RALEIGH – The N.C. Forest Service will begin accepting orders July 5 for its annual tree seedling sale.
Below is a summary of local interest stories that have recently been highlighted on the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ In the Field Blog. Please feel free to use any of this content or photos in your publications or contact us if you have any additional questions.
RALEIGH – Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler recently announced three employees who have accepted new leadership roles in the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
COLFAX – The Robert G. Shaw Piedmont Triad Farmers Market will host its first Pollination Celebration June 17 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
RALEIGH – Thirteen budding artists were recently chosen to represent agriculture in the annual farm to School calendar.
RALEIGH – The N.C. Pesticide Board approved the following settlement agreement at its recent meeting.
The Farmland Preservation Division of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announced new initiatives to celebrate farmland preservation efforts across the state.NC Forever Farms is a program that recognizes family farms that have taken the ultimate step in protecting precious working lands that are vital to the future of agriculture in North Carolina. Through permanent agricultural conservation easements, these NC Forever Farms will always be protected from development and the threat of conversion.
Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler today announced that for the first time the economic impact of North Carolina’s agriculture and agribusiness industry has topped $100 billion, reaching a new record of $103.2 billion.