March 2010

March 2010 issue (pdf)

• Quarantine area for imported fire ant expands
• Antique tractors wanted for 2010 Got to Be NC Festival
• NCDA&CS hosting Western N.C. food marketing series
• Got to Be NC Festival returns May 21-23
• Meetings planned in March on value-added funding opportunities
• On the horizon
• From the tractor
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs

February 2010

February 2010 issue (pdf)

• N.C. Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council holds its first meeting
• Details finalized for Feb. 4 Ag Forum in Raleigh
• Public meetings on gypsy moth treatments set
• Fifth Annual Carolina Garden Expo runs Feb. 5 & 6
• Honors and Recognitions
• NCDA&CS to host food marketing workshop series in Eastern North Carolina
• Time remains to attend free price-risk management workshops
• State Fair junior livestock champions net $83,400 at auction
• On the horizon
• From the tractor by Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs

January 2010

January 2010 issue (pdf)

• NCDA&CS offers price-risk management workshops
• State Fair and Mountain State Fair honored by peers
• Fairgrounds hosts Southern Farm Show and Ag Forum
• Food marketing workshop offered Jan. 12 in Asheville
• Twenty-one animal shelters reprimanded for failing to comply with state euthanasia standards
• Century Farm program is year-round initiative; farm owners can apply anytime
• Sweetpotato weevil exterior quarantine expanded
• Food safety workshop for small food producers, seafood processors is Jan. 26
• More winning recipes from the N.C. State Fair
  
• On the horizon
• From the tractor by Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs

November/December 2009

November/December 2009 issue (pdf)

• A whole lot of people had ‘A Whole Lotta Happy’ at the 2009 State Fair; new attendance record set
• Ag Hall of Fame inducts James as 35th member
• Winning recipes
• Livestock winners from the 2009 N.C. State Fair
• NCDA&CS Food and Drug Division launches ‘Got to be NC Food Safety’ site
• Study: Equine industry has $1.9 billion impact in N.C.
• To save costs, NCDA&CS moves to online soil tests and other agronomic reports
• On the horizon
• From the tractor by Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs

October 2009

October 2009 issue (pdf)

• State Fair offers “Whole Lotta Happy” Oct. 15-25
• 2009 Best Dish in North Carolina winners named
• On the horizon
• From the tractor by Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs

September 2009

September 2009 issue (pdf)

• North Carolina Mountain State Fair runs Sept. 11-20
• Troxler welcomes new Board of Ag members
• Upcoming Feeder Calf Sales
• Guidelines set for acceptable agricultural burning
• On the horizon
• From the tractor by Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs

August 2009

August 2009 issue (pdf)

• N.C. farmers don’t hog water, says first statewide survey of ag water use
• 5th Commissioner’s Food Safety Forum to be Aug. 18 at State Fairgounds
• Two acts for the State Fair concert lineup change
• Upcoming Feeder Calf Sales
• Farm Credit offers financial training course
• On the horizon
• From the tractor by Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs

July 2009

July 2009 issue (pdf)

• NCDA&CS hosts site to help pork, poultry farmers who have lost contracts
• Record year for Farm to School program
• Advance State Fair tickets go on sale online at 10 a.m. Aug. 3
• Upcoming Feeder Calf Sales
• Agronomist helps poultry producers comply with environmental rules
• On the horizon
• From the tractor by Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs

June 2009

June 2009 issue (pdf)

• Troxler advises farmers to prepare for hurricane season
• Locally grown food products can be found at NCFarmFresh.com
• NCDA&CS offers cost-share grants to assist farmers with on-farm food safety efforts
• Facts about ethanol fuels in North Carolina
• Agrotips
• On the horizon
• From the tractor by Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs

May 2009

May 2009 issue (pdf)

• New maps help locate agritourism adventures
• Got to Be NC Festival offers family fun May 29-31
• NCDA&CS offers specialty crop grants
• USDA pages offer country-specific export information
• Butler serves on National Pork Producers Council
• On the horizon
• From the tractor by Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs

April 2009

April 2009 issue (pdf)

• Census shows North Carolina lost more than half a million acres of farmland from 2002-2007
• State’s boll weevil assessment is $1.25 per acre
• Updates coming to online agronomic reports
• N.C. Tomato Growers Association offering $1,000 college scholarship
• On the horizon
• From the tractor by Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs

March 2009

March 2009 issue (pdf)

• Ag Development Forum draws strong interest
• Western N.C. lab certified to process Coggins tests
• Soil test is valuable key to effective pasture renovation
• Nash County sweet potato operator named Exporter of the Year
• On the horizon
• From the tractor by Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs

February 2009

February 2009 issue (pdf)

• Pesticide Board tightens record-keeping rules
• Public meetings set on gypsy moth treatments
• Quarantine area for imported fire ants expanded
• On the horizon
• From the tractor by Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs

January 2009

January 2009 issue (pdf)

• Farmland protection catching on in N.C.
• Paperless soil reports now a green option for users
• Changes coming to the Agricultural Review
• Online tracking of soil samples offered
• NCDA&CS hosts riskmanagement workshops
• GLOBAL GAP certifi cation funding offered through grant
• Barnett named manager of Hunt Horse Complex
• From the Tractor by Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler
• Bucolic Briefs
• Horse Events
• Agrotips for January 2009

November/December 2008

November/December issue (pdf)

October 2008

October issue (pdf)

September 2008

September issue (pdf)

• N.C. Mountain State Fair runs Sept. 5-14
• Tickets still available for Sept. 13 ‘Got to Be NC AgJam’ in Raleigh
• Improvements planned for WNC Ag Center, Farmers Market
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs
• From the Tractor by Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler
• Agrotips
• NCDA&CS Vet lab system earns full accreditation from AAVLD
• N.C. State Fair offers something for everyone; runs Oct. 16-26
• Upcoming Feeder Calf Sales
• Century Farm Family Reunion to be held Oct. 23 at State Fair
• NCDA&CS AgFIRST! event draws more than 300 to Raleigh
• Troxler encourages farmers to have corn tested for aflatoxin

August 2008

August issue (pdf)

• Advance State Fair ride, concert and admission tickets on sale now
• Top country acts to head-line celebration of N.C. agriculture at food and music festival Sept. 13
• From the tractor by Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler
• N.C. prohibits sale of cogongrass
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs
• Family pioneers use of plasticulture for vegetables in Stokes County
• Agrotips
• Upcoming Research Station Field Days
• Upcoming Feeder Calf Sales
• NCDA&CS honored for work on 2007 food recall
• N.C. State Fair Premium Book available
• Recipes
• Commissioner Troxler hosting food safety event Aug. 19
• NCDA&CS urges owners to have equine vaccinated for EEE and West Nile Virus
• NCDA&CS declares external quarantine for Sirex wood wasp

July 2008

July issue (pdf)

• State ag commissioners sound warning about rising input costs
• From the tractor by Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler
• Farmland preservation trust fund announces 2008 grant recipients
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs
• Three swine operations selected for animal waste conversion program
• Agrotips
• 2008 County Fair Dates & Info
• Upcoming Feeder Calf Sales
• NCDA&CS secures grant to help farmers
• N.C. tomato season opens with safe, healthy crop

June 2008

• Got to Be NC Festival at State Fairgrounds June 5-8
• From the tractor by Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler
• Statewide hay relief efforts end
• Livestock Events
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs
• N.C. research stations to host first female cattle auction June 7
• Agrotips
• Farmers should begin pasture renovation with soil testing
• State Fair will feature an extra day of fun in 2008
• Troxler advises farmers to prepare for hurricane season
• Recipes of the month
• No-till drills available for farmers to rent to renovate pastures

May 2008

• Cost-share program to help N.C. farmers recovering from drought
• From the tractor by Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler
• Got to Be NC Festival slated for June 5-8 in Raleigh
• Livestock Events
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs
• N.C. State Fair adds two electric vehicles to fleet
• Agrotips
• Get ready for N.C. strawberries
• Commissioner Troxler and the Got to Be NC Big Cart take to the road
• Ribbon cutting for Yamco, a new Greene County agribusiness operation
• NCDA&CS treats gypsy moth infestation in Warren
• N.C. agricultural planting intentions include more acres of soybeans, hay, tobacco and sweet potatoes
• Upcoming Farmers Market Events
• Troxler speaks at N.C. A&T State University’s 22nd Annual Small Farms Week celebration

April 2008

• Water-wise gardening info and tools available
• From the tractor by Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler
• Six Tips for Water-Wise Gardening
• Boll weevil assessment is $2.10 per acre for 2008
• Dairy Advantage program aims to stabilize N.C. dairy industry
• NCDA&CS seeking federal approval for pharmaceutical disposal program
• Livestock Events
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs
• Phase out for excise tax on piped natural gas began Oct. 1, 2007
• Gasoline and Oil Inspection Board adopts measure to encourage more ethanol blending in North Carolina

March 2008

• Global bio-energy demand will prop up commodity prices, USDA economist says
• From the tractor by Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler
• NCDA&CS offers cost-share assistance to farmers for food safety audits
• Emergency Hay Program to begin winding down
• NCDA&CS encourages groups to organize hay loads
• Farmstead dairy producers sought for pasteurizer loan program
• North Carolina’s latest agricultural numbers
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs

February 2008

• From the tractor by Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler
• Hay moving into state; response has been strong
• Golden LEAF grant funds farmers’ certifications
• NCDA&CS hosts ag risk management workshops
• Farmers urged to take part in Census of Agriculture
• Horse Events
• Bucolic Briefs

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