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NCDA&CS receiving reports of canine influenza in Durham and Moore counties

North Carolina veterinary officials have received reports of several cases of Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease Complex (CIRDC) that have been confirmed to have been caused by the H3N2 canine influenza virus.  To date, all of these cases involve dogs that had been boarding at North Carol

37 stores pay fines for price scanning errors in 22 counties

The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Standards Division has collected fines from 37 stores in 22 counties because of excessive price-scanner errors.

Troxler encourages horse owners to act now to vaccinate against mosquito-borne diseases and rabies

Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler is encouraging equine owners to have their animals vaccinated against Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis and West Nile Virus.

Board of Agriculture will meet April 17

The N.C. Board of Agriculture will hold a meeting Monday, April 17, at 1 p.m. in the training room of the Steve Troxler Agricultural Sciences Center in Raleigh.

The board will take up the following items:

N.C. Plant Conservation Board and Scientific Committee to meet April 19 in Carthage

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.

Regional interest news roundup from NCDA&CS

Below is a summary of local interest stories that have recently been highlighted on the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ In the Field Blog. Please feel free to use any of this content in your publications or contact us if you have any additional questions.

N.C. Pesticide Board announces case settlements

The N.C. Pesticide Board recently approved the following settlement agreements. Settlements involved instances of performing pesticide work without a proper license, pesticide drift or pesticide overspray damage, and are listed by county below:

Spongy moth trapping to continue in Cruso; treatment postponed for 2023

The N.C. Department of Agriculture and the USDA Forest Service have decided to increase their trapping efforts for gypsy (spongy) moth (Lymantria dispar) in the proposed Cruso treatment block in 2023 and reevaluate the data for next year due to delays in public notifications.

N.C. Forest Service celebrates Arbor Day and the importance of the tree-planting holiday

Arbor Day is observed annually as a time to celebrate the importance of trees and the many benefits we receive from them.

N.C. Plant Conservation Scientific Committee to meet Friday in Chapel Hill

WHO/WHAT:The N.C. Plant Conservation Board will meet to discuss items related to land conservation, stewardship efforts of the N.C.