The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has received a $79.6 million USDA block grant to assist producers and woodland owners in 90 counties who suffered losses in 2018-2019 from Hurricanes Florence, Michael and Dorian. The application period runs July 1 to Oct.
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The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has received a $79.6 million USDA block grant to assist producers and woodland owners in 90 counties who suffered losses in 2018-2019 from Hurricanes Florence, Michael and Dorian. The application period runs July 1 to Oct.
The N.C. Board of Agriculture will hold its quarterly meeting Monday, June 28, at 1:30 p.m. at the Steve Troxler Agricultural Sciences Center, Raleigh.
The board will take up the following items:
The North Carolina Department of Agriculture’s Century Farm Program is looking for farms that have been in continuous family ownership for 100 years or more to join the nearly 2,000 farms in the program.
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 and social media sites.
The N.C. Pesticide Board recently approved the following settlement agreements for cases in Beaufort, Guilford, Mecklenburg, Nash, Pitt, Sampson, Union and Yadkin counties.
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The N.C. Industrial Hemp Commission will hold a public meeting to review and approve research pilot program applications.
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The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is expected to start treatments for a gypsy moth infestation June 14 in a 1,330-acre block near Marion in McDowell County.