FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, SEPT. 11, 2023 CONTACT: Jill Taylor, entry department coordinator N.C. Mountain State Fair 828-687-1414 or jill.taylor@ncagr.gov Opening weekend N.C. Mountain State Fair cooking contest winners announced FLETCHER – Sharon …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, AUG. 31, 2023 CONTACT: Philip Jackson, public information officer N.C. Forest Service 919-857-4828 N.C. Forest Service announces recipients of 2022 Tree City USA, Tree Campus High Education and Tree Line USA designations …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2023 CONTACT: Andrea Ashby, director NCDA&CS Public Affairs 919-707-3004; andrea.ashby@ncagr.gov Haywood County native named research station superintendent WAYNESVILLE – Haywood County native Kyle Miller has …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, AUG. 24, 2023 CONTACT: Sean McKeon, manager N.C. Mountain State Fair 828-687-1414, sean.mckeon@ncagr.gov Advance tickets help you plan for savings at the N.C. Mountain State Fair FLETCHER – Fairgoers still have time to save …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, AUG. 18, 2023 CONTACT: Chad Blackwelder, marketing specialist NCDA&CS Marketing Division 919-707-3150; chad.blackwelder@ncagr.gov 2023-2024 Got to Be NC Culinary and Beverage Ambassadors named RALEIGH - Each year, chef and …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, AUG. 16, 2023 CONTACT: Sean McKeon, manager N.C. Mountain State Fair 828-687-1414; sean.mckeon@ncagr.gov Mountain State Fair adds new attractions to its lineup FLETCHER –Racing and swimming pigs, splashing sea lions and a …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, AUG. 10, 2023 CONTACT: Sean McKeon, manager N.C. Mountain State Fair 828-687-1414, ext. 202; sean.mckeon@ncagr.gov FLETCHER – The North Carolina Mountain State Fair is looking for more people to join the fun and work at the …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, JULY 28, 2023 CONTACT: Jill Taylor, entry department coordinator N.C. Mountain State Fair 828-687-1414 or jill.taylor@ncagr.gov NC Mountain State Fair competition entry deadlines near Earliest entry deadlines are Aug. 11 …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, JULY 31, 2023 CONTACT: Brianna Burns, marketing specialist North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services 919-707-3108 (office); Brianna.Burns@ncagr.gov Winners announced in the 2023 Wine Competition RALEIGH – …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, JULY 25, 2023 CONTACT: Andrea Ashby, director NCDA&CS Public Affairs 919-707-3004; andrea.ashby@ncagr.gov Statement from Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler on the passing of Tommy Bunn, agriculture advocate and …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, JULY 24, 2023 CONTACT: Monica Wood, market manager State Farmers Market 919-733-7417; monica.wood@ncagr.gov State Farmers Market hosts Watermelon Day July 27 RALEIGH – You know summer has fully arrived when fresh North …
SENT ON BEHALF OF THE N.C. TOMATO GROWERS ASSOCIATION FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, JULY 21, 2023 CONTACT: Ellen Moss, Executive Secretary 828-685-3989 North Carolina Tomato Growers Association plans referendum RALEIGH – The N.C. Tomato Growers Association …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, JULY 17, 2023 CONTACT: Daniel Johnson, manager Robert G. Shaw Piedmont Triad Farmers Market 336-605-9157, ext. 201; Daniel.Johnson@ncagr.gov COLFAX – You know summer has fully arrived when fresh North Carolina watermelons are …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, JULY 17, 2023 CONTACT: Monica Wood, market manager State Farmers Market 919-733-7417; monica.wood@ncagr.gov Got to Be NC member Carolina Packers, Inc. and the State Farmers Market celebrate National Hot Dog Day on Wednesday …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 2023 CONTACT: Jon Lanier, NCDA&CS general counsel 919-707-3010; jonathan.lanier@ncagr.gov Board of Agriculture will meet July 17 RALEIGH – The N.C. Board of Agriculture will hold a meeting Monday, July 17, at 1 …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, JULY 7, 2023 CONTACT: Joy Goforth, plant pest administrator NCDA&CS Plant Industry Division 919-707-3753; joy.goforth@ncagr.gov N.C. Plant Conservation Board to meet July 19 WHO/WHAT: The N.C. Plant Conservation Board will …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, JULY 6, 2023 CONTACT: Monica Wood, manager State Farmers Market 919-733-7417, monica.wood@ncagr.gov State Farmers Market hosts Peach Day July 13, including a peach dessert contest RALEIGH – The popular Peach Dessert Contest …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2023 CONTACT: Joy Goforth, plant pest administrator NCDA&CS Plant Industry Division 919-707-3753 or joy.goforth@ncagr.gov North Carolina residents urged to watch out for spotted lanternfly during Fourth of July …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, JUNE 26, 2023 CONTACT: Philip Jackson, public information officer N.C. Forest Service 919-857-4828 or philip.jackson@ncagr.gov N.C. Forest Service tree seedlings to go on sale July 5 RALEIGH – The N.C. Forest Service will …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 2023 CONTACT: Christopher Atkins, assistant market manager Piedmont Triad Farmers Market 336-605-9157 Ext. 202; christopher.atkins@ncagr.gov Piedmont Triad Farmers Market hosts first Pollination Celebration June 17 …
