RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is hosting a series of job fairs across eastern North Carolina to hire seasonal workers to grade peanuts during the upcoming harvest season. These job fairs are an opportunity for individuals seeking short-term employment to play a critical role in the state’s agricultural sector.
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FLETCHER – Come join the North Carolina Mountain State Fair team and be part of one of Western North Carolina’s premier fall events. The fair is looking to fill a number of temporary jobs, including ticket takers, ticket sellers, law enforcement/security and workers for the entry department and information booths. Pay ranges from $15-$16 an hour for ticket takers and general employees, to up to $50 an hour for sworn officers.
RALEIGH – Eleven stores in eight counties were fined by the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Standards Division for price scanning errors during the second quarter of 2025.
COLFAX – Peaches are now in season in North Carolina and the Robert G. Shaw Piedmont Triad Farmers Market will be celebrating all their sweet flavor with Peach Day Friday, July 11, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
FLETCHER – Blue ribbons, bragging rights and prize money are up for grabs at the N.C. Mountain State Fair and the competition information is now online so people can start working on their entries. That includes preparing for a fun, new, in-person, day-of “Mullet & ‘Stache” competition on Sept. 6, where you can fatten your wallet with your winning mullet or earn some cash for your fabulous ‘stache.
RALEIGH – The N.C. Board of Agriculture will hold a meeting Tuesday, July 8, at 1:30 p.m. at the Martin Building at the N.C. State Fairgrounds in Raleigh.The board will take up the following items:
COLFAX – You can find homegrown happiness in a slice of N.C. watermelon. To celebrate this favorite summertime fruit, the Robert G.
NC Halal in Mount Olive is voluntarily recalling all whole lamb carcasses that were processed on June 25, 2025 due to inadequate processing records.“Inspectors with the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Meat and Poultry Inspection Division noted that processing records did not include product temperatures as required by the establishment’s food safety plan,” said Dr. Karen Beck, director of the NCDA&CS Meat and Poultry Inspection Division.
Nothing says summer like North Carolina- grown watermelons, and you’re invited to taste the freshness for yourself during Watermelon Day, Sunday, July 6, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Charlotte Regional Farmers Market.
The N.C. Forest Service will begin accepting orders Tuesday, July 1, for its annual tree seedling sale. With an average annual production of 10 million seedlings, the NCFS Nursery Program produces enough native and genetically improved tree seedlings to plant roughly 18,700 acres of land.