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2022 News Releases

August

08/15/22 N.C. State Fair online advance tickets now available at discounted prices
08/12/22 NCDA&CS Announces 2022-23 Culinary Ambassadors
08/10/22 North Carolina achieves HPAI-free status
08/05/22 Competitive fair entries can ride Pony Express Run to
N.C. Mountain State Fair for easy entry
08/03/22 Competitions open for 2022 N.C. State Fair
08/03/22 61 stores pay fines for price scanning errors in 32 counties
08/01/22 11 counties eligible for the Western NC Agricultural Crop Loss Program for damages and losses from Tropical Storm Fred and April 2021 freeze

 

July

7/29/22 Winners in the State Farmers Market Watermelon Contest announced
7/28/22 Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund awards more than $10 million for conservation easements on 4,377 acres
7/27/22 Board of Agriculture will meet Aug. 1
7/27/22 State Farmers Market to host Taste of Summer Event
7/26/22 Watermelon Day is Thursday at the State Farmer Market
7/26/22 N.C. Pesticide Board announces recent case settlements
7/19/22 N.C. Mountain State Fair competition entries open
7/14/22 Goldsboro company recalls dog treats after tests by NCDA&CS show presence of Salmonella
7/05/22 Come work for the 2022 N.C. Mountain State Fair
7/05/22 N.C. Forest Service offering tree seedlings for sale

 

June

6/30/22 Local farms are open for summer activities and events
6/29/22 N.C. Pesticide Board announces recent case settlements
6/29/22 NCDA&CS finds spotted lanternfly in Forsyth County; first established presence detected in the state
6/21/22 Independent meat and seafood processors can apply for $15 million in grants through NCDA&CS to improve production, efficiency and capacity
6/17/22 New Got to Be NC logo announced
6/16/22 N.C. Sentinel Landscape Committee to meet June 22
6/13/22 N.C. Forest Service encourages communities to be ready to respond as hurricane season begins
6/08/22 Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund Advisory Committee to hold meeting June 15
6/06/22 Regional interest news roundup from NCDA&CS
6/01/22 NCDA&CS lifts poultry show and sale suspension

 

May

5/31/22 Local farms offer great outdoor activities and events
5/26/22 Got to Be NC Agriculture announces NC Ag Star Homegrown Voice Talent Search
5/25/22 NCDA&CS to treat spongy moth infestations in nine N.C. counties
5/25/22 Forest Service agencies reminding residents across the state to keep drones away from wildfires
5/25/22 Local students are winners in the N.C. Farm to School calendar contest
5/24/22 2022 N.C. State Fair Livestock Scholarship recipients announced
5/12/22 McKeon new WNC Ag Center and WNC Mountain State Fair manager
5/3/22 Troxler encourages horse owners to act now to vaccinate against mosquito-borne diseases and rabies
5/3/22 Got to Be NC Festival welcomes guests back May 20-22

 

April

4/29/22 North Carolina Tree City USA communities working hard to conserve city trees,enhance urban forests
4/29/22 Troxler names Cary man new NCDA&CS Marketing Director
4/29/22

Board of Agriculture will meet May 2

-- Agenda

4/21/22 Got To Be NC Festival announces Young Farmer of the Day Program
4/14/22 Now is a good time to submit soil samples for lawns and gardens
4/14/22 2022 N.C. strawberry season underway
4/14/22 11 Western NC stores pay fines for price scanning errors
4/14/22 Eight Eastern NC stores pay fines for price scanning errors
4/14/22 23 Central NC stores pay fines for price scanning errors 
4/13/22 N.C. Plant Conservation Board to meet April 20 
4/6/22 N.C. Structural Pest Control Committee announces case settlements
4/5/22 Poultry shows and public sales suspended until further notice due to High Path Avian Influenza
4/01/22 FROM NC TOBACCO TRUST FUND COMMISSION: North Carolina Egg Association Awarded Tobacco Trust Fund Commission Grant
4/01/22 Two additional turkey farms test positive for High Path Avian Influenza; discovered in the increased surveillance zone

 

March

3/30/22 Commercial turkey flock tests positive for High Path Avian Influenza
3-28-22 NCDA&CS will hold open house and tours for the Steve Troxler Agricultural Sciences Center
3-24-22 N.C. Plant Conservation Scientific Committee to meet April 7 at the Steve Troxler Agricultural Sciences Center 
3-22-22 Western NC Agricultural Crop Loss Program expanded to include damages and losses incurred from freeze and frost in April 2021
3-22-22 N.C. Tomato Growers Association offering scholarship
3-14-22 Local farms open for spring events
3-14 N.C. Forest Service celebrates Arbor Day and the importance of planting trees
3-14-22 NCDA&CS extends strong recommendation to poultry owners to continue strict biosecurity measures due to threat of HPAI
3-9-22 N.C. Sentinel Landscape Committee to meet March 10 
3-8-22 Spring Craft Fair will be held this weekend at the State Farmers Market
3-4-22 NCDA&CS Agronomic Services staff offer timely fertilizer advice
3-3-22 N.C.Forest Service urges residents to exercise caution when burning debris

 

February

2-28-22 Flavors of Carolina connects local food companies and buyers
  List of N.C. State Fair Amateur Wine Winners
  List of N.C. State Fair Commercial Wine Winners
2-24-22 Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund  
Advisory Committee to hold meeting March 1 
2-24-22 Regional interest news roundup from NCDA&CS
2-18-22 N.C. Spiritous Liquor Advisory Council to hold first meeting Feb. 24
2-16-22 Application period for Phase II of the Swine and Dairy COVID Economic Assistance Program opens Feb. 23
2-15-22 Got to Be NC Festival seeks food and commercial vendors, Got to Be NC members and antique tractors
2-15-22 N.C. Pesticide Board announces recent case settlements
2-15-22 Commissioner Troxler promotes Davis and Lanier to NCDA&CS leadership positions
2-15-22 N.C. cotton growers to vote on assessment March 31
2-11-22 2022 N.C. boll weevil assessment remains at 75 cents per acre
2-11-22 Twenty-two stores pay fines for price scanning errors
2/10/22 Assistance available for farmers who suffered losses due to Tropical Storm Fred
2-8-22 N.C. Forest Service offers programs and services to help Avery County landowners manage woodlands
2-4-22 North Carolina's Forest Action Plan ready for implementation
2-3-22 NCDA&CS' Got to BE NC program announces first musical ambassador; Paige King Johnson's newly released song "Homes in the Hometowns" celebrates N.C. Agriculture
2-01-22 Ag Forum on Thursday will focus on ag economy; Commissioner Troxler will deliver State of Agriculture address

 

 

January

1-28-22 NCDA&CS schedules public meeting Feb. 10 in Henderson 
on proposed gypsy moth treatments  
1-27-22 High Path Avian Influenza now confirmed in wild birds
at three sites in North Carolina
1-27-22 NCDA&CS programs award $1 million in grants for research and development related to bioenergy and new crops
1-21-22 NCDA&CS schedules public meeting Feb. 2 in Mount Airy
on proposed gypsy moth treatments
1-21-22 NCDA&CS schedules public meeting Feb. 8 in Duck
on proposed gypsy moth treatments
1-21-22 Troxler announces funding available to help reduce flooding in local communities
1-20-22 Applications being accepted for the 2022 N.C. State Fair Junior Livestock Scholarships
1-19-22 High Path Avian Influenza detected in wild bird in Hyde County
1-14-22 Threat of winter storm brings potential for damaged and downed trees across North Carolina
1-14-22 NCDA&CS accepting applications for the 2022 Specialty Crops Block Grant Program
1-13-22 Tobacco Trust Fund release: Grants available for agricultural projects
1-6-22 Regional interest news roundup from NCDA&CS

 

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2021 News Releases

December

12-22-21 Quarantine area for the imported fire ant expanding to include all of Granville County and portions of Caswell and Person counties
12-20-21 N.C. Pesticide Board announces recent case settlements
12-15-21 Assistance available for swine and dairy producers that suffered a pandemic loss
12-13-21 Burn ban lifted for all North Carolina counties as conditions improve
12/10/21

N.C. Tobacco Trust Fund Commission awards over $4 million in grants

12/8/21 Burn ban lifted for 67 North Carolina counties as conditions begin to improve
12/7/21 Nine appointed to inaugural N.C. Spiritous Liquor Advisory Council
12/3/21 NCDA&CS announces specialty crop block grant recipients
12/1/21 Troxler plans to visit, get update and have media availability on Grindstone Fire at Pilot Mountain

November

11/29/21 Burn ban issued for all North Carolina counties due to hazardous forest fire conditions
11/24/21 Local farms host holiday and winter events
11/19/21 Regional interest news roundup from NCDA&CS
11/19/21 Final list of winners in the N.C. State Fair pig, goat and turkey shows announced
11/19/21 N.C. State Fair sheep competition winners announced
11/19/21 Final list of winners in the N.C. State Fair cattle shows announced
11/12/21 NCDA&CS receives $500,000 to support Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network
11/10/21 Military members to receive discount for tree seedling orders during November
11/9/21 Ten stores pay fines for price scanning errors
11/05/21 Board of Agriculture will meet Nov. 8
11/1/21 Farmland preservation grants available through NCDA&CS

October

  List of N.C. State Fair Amateur Wine Winners
  List of N.C. State Fair Commercial Wine Winners
10/29/21 N.C. tobacco growers to vote on research assessment Nov. 19
10/28/21 Sumbit soil samples now to avoid peak-season fees
10/25/21 N.C. Industrial Hemp Commission to host public meeting via conference call Oct. 26
10/23/21 Junior Livestock Sale of Champions draws $183,000 for youth
10/19/21 Troxler hosts ribbon-cutting ceremony to open Natural Resources Center at N.C. State Fair
10/18/21 Ribbon-cutting for N.C. State Fair Natural Resources Center is Tuesday at 3 p.m. in fairground’s conservation forest
10/18/21 Four inducted into Livestock Hall of Fame
10/13/21 Records set in giant pumpkin and watermelon competition at the NC State Fair
10/8/21 NCDA&CS offers $1 million in grant funding for bioenergy research and new and emerging crops exploration
10/5/21 Winners named in N.C. Specialty Food Association's competition
10/05/21 Regional interest news roundup from NCDA&CS
10/04/21 NC State Fair announces 2021 Farm Families of the Day

 

September

9/21/21 New exhibit locations, first-time ‘accessAbility Day,’ expanded livestock show dates and creative competitions among the new features at the N.C. State Fair
9/20/21 Deadline extended for poultry and livestock, plastiuculture and forestry producers to apply for 2018-2019 hurricane disaster relief program
9/17/21 Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund  
Advisory Committee to hold meeting Sept. 28 
9/17/21 Troxler names Foote as new Plant Industry Director
9/14/21 Two couples inducted into N.C. Mountain State Fair Livestock Hall of Fame
9/13/21 State Fair tickets now on sale at Circle K locations
9/9/21 N.C. Mountain State Fair 'Rides Again' with Friday opening
9/8/21 N.C. State Fair Cares program supports Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina
9/7//21 N.C. Mountain State Fair to hold safety press conference Thursday

August

8/31/21 N.C. Sentinel Landscape Committee to hold conference call Sept. 2
8/30/21 Board of Agriculture will meet Sept. 2
8/30/21 NCDA&CS offers organic certification cost-share assistance
8/30/21 NCDA&CS announces 2021-2022 Culinary Ambassadors
8/27/21 Flooded crops cannot be used for human food
8/25/21 N.C. Agritourism Networking Association Summer Farm Tour takes place Aug. 30
8/24/21 Local farms host fall events
8/23/21 NCDA&CS offers post-flood cleanup and disposal assistance for pesticides
8/20/21 NCDA&CS activates hotline to help farmers impacted by Tropical Storm Fred
8/19/21 Statement from Commissioner Troxler regarding agricultural damage in Western N.C. from Tropical Storm Fred
8/16/21 N.C. Mountain State Fair extends entry deadlines for cooking and gospel singing competitions
8/16/21 N.C. will wrap up hemp pilot program as federal regulatory program takes effect
8/13/21 Regional interest news roundup from NCDA&CS
8/11/21 N.C. Industrial Hemp Commission to host public meeting via conference call Aug. 18
8/11/21 Competitive fair entries can ride Pony Express Run to N.C. Mountain State Fair for easy and quick entry
8/9/21 N.C. Mountain State Fair is ready to 'Ride Again' and welcome back visitors with new entertainment and plenty of fair favorites
8/6/21 N.C. Pesticide Board announces recent case settlements
8/5/21 N.C. Mountain State Fair advance tickets on sale now
8/5/21 Advance State Fair tickets and deals on sale now
8/2/21 N.C. State Fair announces new partnership with Smithfield Foods

July

7/30/21 Storm readiness, response and recovery workshops offered for municipalities in eastern North Carolina
7/29/21 Joint statement with the N.C. Pork Council regarding confirmation of African Swine Fever in the Dominican Republic
7/27/21 Industrial Hemp Commission to host public meeting via conference call Aug. 5
7/27/21 N.C. Mountain State Fair "Rides Again" in 2021 with new competitions and returning favorites
7/23/21 Troxler names two to serve in lead Veterinary Division roles
7/22/21 Industrial Hemp Commission to host public meeting via conference call Aug. 5
7/20/21 Local students win N.C. Farm to School calendar art contest
7/19/21 N.C. State Fair announces major partnership with software company Bandwidth
7-12-21 Regional interest news roundup from NCDA&CS
7-9-21 Local farms open for summer events
7-1-21 New Competitions Announced for the 2021 State Fair
 

 

June

6-28-21 Application period opens July 1 for $79.6 million hurricane disaster relief program for poultry and livestock, plasticulture and forestry producers
6-25-21 Board of Agriculture will meet June 28
6-25-21 Tree seedlings available for order from the N.C. Forest Service beginning July 1
6-24-21 Industrial Hemp Commission to host public meeting via conference call July 1
6-18-21 Century Farm Program seeks 100-year-old or older farms; reunion at the State Fair is being planned
6-15-21 NC Feral Swine Task Force will hold town hall session in Sampson County
6-11-21 North Carolina Sentinel Landscape Committee to meet June 16
6-8-21 Regional interest news roundup from NCDA&CS
6-8-21 2021 N.C. State Fair Youth Livestock Scholarship recipients announced
6-4-21 N.C. Pesticide Board announces recent case settlements
6-2-21 Burn ban lifted in 26 North Carolina counties as conditions begin to improve

 

May

5-29-21 Wildfire activity increases across eastern North Carolina due to Friday's weather conditions
5-28-21 Forest Service personnel to closely monitor conditions through the weekend; prepared to issue citations for campfires and other burning violations
5-28-21 NCDA&CS to treat gypsy moth infestation June 14 in McDowell County
5-28-21 NCDA&CS to treat gypsy moth infestation June 14 in Buncombe and Yancey counties
5-28-21 'Poolside Pests' program encourages pool owners to look for and report nonnative insects
5-28-21 Fireworks restricted in 26 counties due to state burn ban; fire officials urge caution
5-27-21 Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund  
Advisory Committee to hold meeting June 3 
5-26-21 Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund  
Advisory Committee to hold work session June 2
5-26-21 Local farms open for late spring events
5-25-21 N.C. Forest Service mobilizes Incident Command Team in response to elevated fire danger
5-24-21 Burn ban issued for 26 North Carolina counties due to hazardous forest fire conditions
5-21-21 Industrial Hemp Commission to host public meeting via conference call June 1
5-21-21 With weather conditions raising fire risk, residents urged to postpone outdoor burning
5-21-21 Troxler promotes Durham woman to NCDA&CS assistant commissioner
5-17-21 NCDA&CS to treat gypsy moth infestation June 3 in Surry County
5-5-21 Troxler names new director of Food Distribution Division
5-5-21 Regional interest news roundup from NCDA&CS

 

 

April

4-30-21 North Carolina Tree City USA communities working hard to preserve city tress, improve urban forests
4-29-21 Industrial Hemp Commission to host public meeting via conference call May 4
4-27-21 Ashe County Cheese part of first donation by N.C. Cheese Ministry
4-23-21 Agricultural Sciences Center named for longtime Ag Commissioner Steve Troxler
4-16-21 Independent meat and seafood processors can apply for grant through NCDA&CS to improve production, efficiency or capacity
4-16-21 N.C. Plant Conservation Board to meet April. 21, 2021 through Microsoft Teams
4-14-21 Optimize strawberry fertility with plant tissue testing
4-14-21 Troxler announces reimbursement program for expenses associated with quarantined farmworkers
4-9-21 Four stores pays fines for price scanning errors
4-9-21 NCDA&CS to treat for Gypsy Moth in Buxton 
4-8-21 2021 N.C. strawberry season under way
4-1-21 Regional interest news roundup from NCDA&CS
4-1-21 Troxler encourages horse owners to act now to vaccinate against mosquito-borne diseases and rabies

 

 

March

3-30-21 N.C. Pesticide Board announces March case settlements
3-29-21 Industrial Hemp Commission to host public meeting via conference call April 1
3-22-21 Local farms open for spring events
3-17-21 Understanding agricultural limestone in North Carolina; basic information to protect consumers
3-16-21 Board of Agriculture will meet March 17 virtually
3-15-21 North Carolina Forestry Association and N.C. Forest Service promote Arbor Day and importance of planting trees
3-11-21 Hosford selected as executive director of the North Carolina Agricultural Finance Authority
3-10-21 Industrial Hemp Commission to host public meeting via conference call March 16
3-8-21 Think before burning yard debris during spring wildfire season
3-5-21 Regional interest news roundup from NCDA&CS
3-3-21 2021 Got to Be NC Festival canceled
3-3-21 N.C. farmers reminded of March 5 deadline to apply for federal Quality Loss Adjustment Program
3-2-21 Dupont State Recreational Forest bridge named in honor of Bill Yarborough
3-2-21 2021 N.C. boll weevil assessment remains at 75 cents per acre

 

February

2-25-21 N.C. Plant Conservation Scientific Committee to meet March 4 via Microsoft Teams video conference 
2-23-21 NCDA&CS programs announce $1 million for research and development related to bioenergy and new crops
2-19-21 Regional interest news roundup from NCDA&CS
2-18-21 Commissioner Troxler will deliver State of Agriculture address virtually
2-18-21 Winter storm brings ice, freezing rain, potential for damaged and downed trees across North Carolina
2-18-21 Now is the time for tobacco transplant producers to test float bed water
2-15-21 Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund  
Advisory Committee to hold virtual meeting Feb. 18
2-08-21 N.C. Forest Service employee recognized as NCDA&CS 2020 Employee of the Year
2-05-21 N.C. Sentinel Landscape Committee to hold conference call Feb. 10
2-04-21 NCDA&CS preparing for planned Gypsy Moth Treatment Activities 
2-02-21

(Joint release) Secretary of State Elaine Marshall and Commissioner of Agriculture Steve Troxler to Lead the N.C. Coalition for Global Competitiveness
2-01-21 Regional interest news roundup from NCDA&CS

 

January

1-25-21 N.C. peach growers hold referendum Feb. 25
1-22-21 Industrial Hemp Commission to host meeting via conference call Jan. 29
1-21-21 N.C. Pesticide Board announces case settlements
1-19-21 Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund  
Advisory Committee to hold virtual meeting Thursday
1-15-21 N.C. Plant Conservation Board and Scientific Committee to meet  
Jan. 20 through Microsoft Teams 
1-12-21 Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund  
Advisory Committee to hold work session Thursday
1-11-21 Troxler promotes two to leadership role with NCDA&CS

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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NCDA&CS Public Affairs Division, Andrea Ashby, Director
Mailing Address:1001 Mail Service Center, Raleigh NC 27699-1001
Physical Address: 2 West Edenton Street, Raleigh NC 27601
Phone: (919) 707-3001; FAX: (919) 733-5047

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