Press Releases

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 and social media sites.

Troxler names new director of Food Distribution Division

RALEIGH – Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler recently named Walter Beal of Kittrell as the new director of the Food Distribution Division in the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

North Carolina Tree City USA communities working hard to preserve city trees, improve urban forests

In 2020, 83 North Carolina communities earned Tree City USA designations, and 12 college and university campuses earned Tree Campus Higher Education designations. Five utilities earned Tree Line USA designations for 2021, based on activities completed in 2020. The N.C.

Industrial Hemp Commission to host public meeting via conference call May 4

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Ashe County Cheese part of first donation by N.C. Cheese Ministry

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Agricultural Sciences Center named for longtime Ag Commissioner Steve Troxler

Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler was recently honored by the N.C. General Assembly and Governor Roy Cooper by the passage and signing of HB 137 that named the new Agricultural Sciences Center in Raleigh the Steve Troxler Agricultural Sciences Center.

N.C. Plant Conservation Board to meet April 21, 2021 through Microsoft Teams

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Independent meat and seafood processors can apply for grant through NCDA&CS to improve production, efficiency and capacity

The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has opened the application period for the third phase of its Increasing Meat Production, Efficiency and Capacity (IMPEC) grant program, which is geared to independent state meat and seafood processing facilities. 

Troxler announces reimbursement program for expenses associated with quarantined farmworkers

Employers that have farmworkers with valid H2A visas who must be quarantined during the 2021 growing season due to COVID-19 will be able to apply for assistance to offset quarantine expenses. 

Optimize strawberry fertility with plant tissue testing

Commercial strawberry production requires intensive and precise fertilization. The best way to decide how much fertilizer to supply is to collect leaf and petiole samples and have them tested for nutrient levels.