Press Releases

Quarantine area for imported fire ant expanding to include all of Granville County and portions of Caswell and Person counties

The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is expanding a state quarantine for the imported fire ant (IFA) to include all of Granville and portions of Caswell and Person counties effective Jan. 1, 2022.

N.C. Pesticide Board announces recent case settlements

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Assistance available for swine and dairy producers that suffered a pandemic loss

The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has opened the application period for the first phase of its North Carolina Swine and Dairy Assistance program. The $30 million in federal COVID funds appropriated by the N.C.

Burn ban lifted for all North Carolina counties as conditions improve

The N.C. Forest Service has lifted a ban on all open burning effective at noon Monday, Dec.

N.C. Tobacco Trust Fund Commission awards over $4 million in grants

The N.C. Tobacco Trust Fund Commission (N.C. TTFC) awarded over $4 million through 23 grants for agricultural and economic initiatives across the state.

Burn ban lifted for 67 North Carolina counties as conditions begin to improve

 

Map of counties still under the burn ban

Nine appointed to inaugural N.C. Spiritous Liquor Advisory Council

Nine representatives have been appointed to serve on the inaugural N.C. Spiritous Liquor Advisory Council created in the 2021 session of the N.C. General Assembly.

Members are:

NCDA&CS announces specialty crop block grant recipients

The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announced that 16 specialty crop projects have received more than $2.9 million in USDA grants in 2021.

Troxler plans to visit, get update and have media availability on Grindstone Fire at Pilot Mountain

WHO/WHAT:Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler plans to visit the N.C.

Burn ban issued for all North Carolina counties due to hazardous forest fire conditions

Due to increased fire risk, the N.C. Forest Service has issued a ban on all open burning and has canceled all burning permits statewide effective at 5 p.m. today until further notice.