WHO/ WHAT:
After more than three decades of research, the world’s only certified Fraser fir seeds are ready to be sold, and N.C. Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler will present the first pound of those seeds to the first buyer – an Ashe County Christmas tree farm.
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:
WHO/WHAT: The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Standards Division will hold a public hearing to hear any concerns regarding the recently proposed changes to the rules in Chapter 42 of the North Carolina Administrative Code. The proposed amendment currently being considered removes 02 NCAC 42.0201(b)4 to align the state’s required gasoline volatility specifications with those in the current version of American Society for Testing and Materials test method D4814-24a.
WHO/WHAT: Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler will announce the start of the application period for the Crop Loss Disaster Program and other important details for farmers who suffered ag crop losses in 2024.
WHEN/WHERE: Tuesday, April 1, 2 p.m.
Gov. Martin Building
4285 Trinity Road
State Fairgrounds, Raleigh
WHO/WHAT: The N.C. Plant Conservation Board will meet jointly with the Scientific Committee to discuss items related to land conservation, stewardship efforts of the N.C. Plant Conservation Program and regulatory matters.
WHEN: Wednesday, Jan. 15, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
WHERE: N.C. Botanical Garden, Joslin classroom (C106/107)
100 Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27517
Attendees can join virtually by Microsoft Teams
WHO/WHAT:
Press availability with Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis and Ted Budd, and U.S. Representatives David Rouzer, Greg Murphy and Chuck Edwards to talk about ongoing relief efforts, storm damage and community needs.
WHEN/WHERE:
Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2 p.m.
WNC Farmers Market
570 Brevard Road, Asheville, NC 28806
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WHAT: The Whole Hog Barbecue Series is coming to the 2024 N.C. Mountain State Fair, with MANNA FoodBank receiving all meat from the competition as well as on-site monetary donations. The Whole Hog Cookoff is sanctioned by the N.C. Pork Council, sponsored by Mariner Finance and Heritage Finance Co., Inc., and will feature cooking teams from across the Carolinas.
WHO/WHAT: The North Carolina Sentinel Landscape Committee will hold a meeting to hear committee updates, a program review and other Sentinel Landscape business.
WHEN: Tuesday, Sept. 10, 1:30 p.m.
WHERE: Hall of Fame Room, Agriculture Building, 2 W. Edenton St., Raleigh.
RALEIGH – The N.C. Board of Agriculture will hold a meeting Monday, July 15, at 1:30 p.m. at the Steve Troxler Agricultural Sciences Center in Raleigh.
The board will take up the following items: