FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 2023 CONTACT: Andrea Ashby, director NCDA&CS Public Affairs 919-707-3004; andrea.ashby@ncagr.gov Troxler names new assistant commissioner, promotes two employees to division directors RALEIGH – Agriculture …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 2023 CONTACT: Patrick Jones, director NCDA&CS Structural Pest Control and Pesticides Division 919-733-3556 N.C. Pesticide Board announces case settlement RALEIGH – The N.C. Pesticide Board approved the following …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, JUNE 5, 2023 CONTACT: Heather Barnes, marketing specialist NCDA&CS Marketing Division 919-707-3127 N.C. Farm to School calendar contest winners announced RALEIGH – Thirteen budding artists were recently chosen to represent …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, MAY 19, 2023 CONTACT: Andrea Ashby, director NCDA&CS Public Affairs Division 919-707-3004 Economic impact of North Carolina agriculture and agribusiness reaches record $103.2 billion RALEIGH – Agriculture Commissioner …
MEDIA ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, MAY 18, 2023 CONTACT: Andrea Ashby, director NCDA&CS Public Affairs 919-707-3004 Agriculture Commissioner Troxler to make major agricultural economic impact announcement WHO/WHAT: Agriculture Commissioner …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, MAY 16, 2023 CONTACT: Robert Fogle, manager Got to Be NC Festival 919-821-7400 Chocolate and Chip make Got to Be NC Festival debut The 2022 pardoned turkeys from a North Carolina farm will be on display in the Graham Building …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, MAY 9, 2023 CONTACT: Robert Fogle, manager Got to Be NC Festival 919-821-7400 More family friendly activities coming to the Got to Be NC Festival, plus food, rides and a daily tractor parade RALEIGH – The Got to Be NC …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, MAY 8, 2023 CONTACT: Amie Newsome, market manager Charlotte Regional Farmers Market 704-357-1269; amie.newsome@ncagr.gov Charlotte Regional Farmers Market celebrates Strawberry Day Friday, May 12 CHARLOTTE – The Charlotte …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, MAY 8, 2023 CONTACT: Sara Lalk, forest health research operations manager NCDA&CS Plant Industry Division 984-867-6127 NCDA&CS to treat Spongy (Gypsy) Moth infestations in five N.C. counties RALEIGH – The N.C. …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, MAY 4, 2023 CONTACT: Neil Bowman, director N.C. State Fair Livestock Shows 919-270-7094 2023 N.C. State Fair Youth Livestock Scholarship recipients announced 31 students awarded scholarships RALEIGH – Thirty-one North …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, MAY 1, 2023 CONTACT: Monica Wood, market manager State Farmers Market 919-733-7417; monica.wood@ncagr.gov Celebrate Strawberry Day at the State Farmers Market Thursday RALEIGH – North Carolina’s strawberry season is well …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 2023 CONTACT: Ellerslie McCue, marketing specialist WNC Farmers Market 828-463-6015 or ellerslie.mccue@ncagr.gov WNC Farmers Market hosts Spring Festival and Growing in the Mountain Plant Show April 22 and 23 …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, APRIL 17, 2023 CONTACT: Andrea Ashby, director NCDA&CS Public Affairs 919-707-3004, andrea.ashby@ncagr.gov Applications open for the Got to Be NC Festival’s Young Farmer of the Day Program April 26 deadline to nominate a …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 2023 CONTACT: Jon Lanier, NCDA&CS general counsel 919-707-3010; jonathan.lanier@ncagr.gov Board of Agriculture will meet April 17 RALEIGH – The N.C. Board of Agriculture will hold a meeting Monday, April 17, …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, AUG. 3, 2022 CONTACT: Chad Parker, manager NCDA&CS Standards Division Measurement Section 984-236-4750 61 stores pay fines for price scanning errors in 32 counties RALEIGH - The N.C. Department of Agriculture and …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, DEC. 8, 2022 CONTACT: Heather Overton, assistant director NCDA&CS Public Affairs Division 919-707-3006; heather.overton@ncagr.gov ** Edited to reflect that upon further evaluation of the farm location the backyard flock …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2023 CONTACT: Joy Goforth, plant pest administrator NCDA&CS Plant Industry Division 919-707-3753 or joy.goforth@ncagr.gov Spongy moth trapping to continue in Cruso; treatment postponed for 2023 RALEIGH -- The …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 2023 CONTACTS: Sam Brake, agricultural program specialist Bioenergy Research Initiative 919-693-2483 Hunter Barrier, research operations manager New and Emerging Crops Program 910-592-7839 NCDA&CS to showcase …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 2023 CONTACT: Philip Jackson, public information officer N.C. Forest Service 919-857-4828 N.C. Forest Service celebrates Arbor Day and the importance of the tree-planting holiday RALEIGH – Arbor Day is observed …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 2023 CONTACT: Monica Wood, interim market manager State Farmers Market 919-733-7417; monica.wood@ncagr.gov State Farmers Market hosts Spring Craft Fair March 17-19 RALEIGH – The State Farmers Market will host its …
