The deadline to enter crafts, art and food preserves in competition at the N.C. Mountain State Fair is quickly approaching.
| WHO/WHAT: | The N.C. Industrial Hemp Commission will hold a public meeting to review and approve program applications.
The 2021 N.C. Mountain State Fair is gearing up for its most anticipated run ever, and fairgoers will find new grounds entertainment mixed in with all the favorites that they have waited to see. The N.C. Pesticide Board recently approved the following settlement agreements for cases in Craven, Forsyth, Guilford, Johnston, Person, Pitt, Rowan, Surry and Wake counties. Settlements involved cases of pesticide drift damage and improper purchasing,  We’ve all been waiting anxiously for the return of the North Carolina State Fair, Discounted advance tickets for the 2021 N.C. Mountain State Fair are now on sale at area Ingles stores, the WNC Ag Center and online at www.mountainfair.org. The N.C. Forest Service, the N.C. Urban Forest Council and N.C. Cooperative Extension are hosting a series of daylong workshops for municipalities and communities across eastern North Carolina. For the first time in almost four decades, African swine fever has been detected in the Americas. This is a concerning development, but one for which the commercial pork industry is well prepared. The N.C. Mountain State Fair “Rides Again” in 2021, returning to the WNC Ag Center in Fletcher, Sept. 10-19. |
