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2019 News Releases

June

6/18/19	Industrial Hemp Commission to host public meeting via conference call June 28
6/10/19	Legislative milk chug, ice cream break set for June 12
6/10/19	Burn ban lifted for 18 eastern North Carolina counties as conditions improve
6/07/19	N.C. blueberry season is heating up
6/07/19	N.C. Plant Conservation Scientific Committee to meet Wednesday, June 19, at the N.C. Botanical Garden
6/07/19	N.C. Pesticide Board announces case settlements
6/03/19	N.C. Industrial Hemp Commission to host public meeting via conference call June 7
6/03/2019	Don’t fly drones near wildfires
6/03/2019	Farmers should prepare for hurricane season

May

5/30/2019	Burn ban issued for 18 eastern North Carolina counties due to hazardous forest fire conditions
5/24/2019	N.C. Forest Service urges extreme caution with fire this weekend
5/23/2019	NCDA&CS to treat gypsy moth infestation
5/23/2019	Local students are winners in the N.C. Farm to School calendar contest
05/22/19	2019 N.C. State Fair Youth Livestock Scholarship recipients announced
05/21/19	One Fret Over takes first place in the Got to Be NC Festival Carolina Bluegrass Battle
05/21/19	Agronomist explains the basics of soil pH and lime
05/20/19	State vet encourages livestock owners to vaccinate before peak rabies season
05/09/19	Board of Agriculture will meet May 15 in Raleigh
05/09/19	Make plans to attend the Got to Be NC Festival May 17-19
05/08/19	N.C. State Fair announces last chance to purchase tickets at 2018 prices
05/07/19	Industrial Hemp Commission to host public meeting via conference call May 23
05/01/19	On-farm experiences abundant this summer

April

04-30-19	State Farmers Market to host strawberry dessert contest
04-24-19	NCDA&CS Standards Division offers tips on avoiding credit card skimmers
04-24-19	Industrial Hemp Commission to host public meeting via conference call May 3
04-24-19	NCDA&CS Standards Division to hold media availability to discuss skimmer findings
04-17-19	Troxler encourages horse owners to vaccinate against mosquito-borne diseases and rabies
04-16-19	155-foot Ferris wheel to soar over N.C. State Fair in October
04-10-19	Industrial Hemp Commission to host public meeting via conference call April 16
04-10-19	FieldWatch family welcomes new addition with CropCheck
04-05-19	Optimize strawberry fertility with plant tissue testing
04-04-19	N.C. Forest Service urges residents to think safety in spring wildfire season
04-04-19	NCDA&CS agronomist offers home garden tips
04-04-19	Greenhouse vegetables offer local produce year-round
04-03-19	N.C. Plant Conservation Board to meet April 17 in Southport
04-02-19	Seven stores pay fines for price-scanning errors

March

03-29-19	2019 N.C. strawberry season under way
03-26-19	N.C. Plant Conservation Scientific Committee to meet April 8 at the N.C. Botanical Garden
03-26-19	Industrial Hemp Commission to host public meeting via conference call April 2
03-22-19	N.C. Pesticide Board announces case settlements
03-18-19	Farmers and ag supporters to attend Ag Awareness Day on Wednesday March 20 in Bicentennial Plaza
03-12-19	N.C. Industrial Hemp Commission to host public meeting March 18 in Raleigh
03-11-19	Iredell and Wilkes counties now eligible for agricultural disaster assistance
03-08-19	Equine infectious anemia suspected in a mule
03-06-19	NCDA&CS heavy metal testing not designed for hemp production
03-01-19	Local farms open for spring events

February


02-27-19	North Carolina Sentinel Landscape Committee to hold public meeting March 6
02-22-19	Industrial Hemp Commission to host public meeting via conference call Feb. 28
02-18-19	NCDA&CS to host workshop for farmers markets
02-18-19	2019 N.C. boll weevil assessment remains at 75 cents per acre
02-15-2019	WNC Ag Center manager elected president of N.C. Association of Agricultural Fairs
02-11-19	NCDA&CS accepting applications for Healthy Food Small Retailer Program
02-08-19	Now is the time for tobacco transplant producers to test float bed water
02-08-19	Regulators notify industry regarding CBD products in the marketplac
02-07-19	High Point Halal Meats voluntarily recalls product produced without the benefit of inspection
02-04-19	Board of Agriculture will meet Feb. 5 via conference call
02-01-19	Applications being accepted for Florence Reforestation Fund 4/8/19 UPDATE: “All money for the Florence Reforestation Fund through the N.C. Forest Service has been allocated and no more funds are available at this time. Should additional funds become available we will notify the public.”
02-01-19	Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund Advisory Committee to hold public meeting Feb. 6
02-01-19	Equine Event Passport Program to end in 2019

January

01-31-19	Merchants Distributors, LLC named 2019 N.C. Exporter of the Year
01-30-19	First round of state’s ag disaster checks headed to farmers
01-30-19	Ag Forum on Thursday will focus on ag economy; Commissioner Troxler will deliver State of Agriculture address
01-30-19	NCDA&CS schedules a public meeting Feb. 4 in Mt. Airy on proposed gypsy moth treatments
01-30-19	Commissioner Troxler to provide update on Agricultural Disaster Relief Program of 2018
01-28-19	Industrial Hemp Commission to host public meeting via conference call Jan. 30 at 2 p.m.
01-18-19	Upcoming events planned for WNC Farmers Market
01-18-19	NCDA&CS accepting applications for 2019 Specialty Crop Block Grant
01-11-19	N.C. Structural Pest Control Committee announces case settlements
01-11-19	Eleven stores pay fines for price-scanning errors
01-10-19	N.C. Pesticide Board announces case settlements
01-09-19	Tobacco growers to vote on export promotion assessment Jan. 30
01-08-19	N.C. Bioenergy Research and New and Emerging Crops Initiative announce 2018-2019 grant recipients
01-04-19	N.C. Plant Conservation Board to meet Jan. 16 in Chapel Hill
01-03-19	Industrial Hemp Commission to host public meeting via conference call Jan. 7 at 3 p.m.

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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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