NCDA&CS News Releases

2008 News Releases

2007 Archives

May

5-9-08	N.C. food companies will showcase fabulous flavors at the Got to Be NC Festival
5-9-08	Piedmont Triad Farmers Market will be open Saturday
5-9-08	N.C. Potato Association to meet May 18 and 19 in Elizabeth City
5-8-08	Antique farm equipment celebrates agricultural heritage at Got to Be NC Festival
5-2-08	First ever Got to Be NC Festival set for State Fairgrounds June 5-8

April

4-29-08	Flowers and ornamentals brighten landscape
4-28-08	Board of Agriculture to meet April 30 in Raleigh
4-28-08	N.C. Tomato Growers Association offering scholarship
4-28-08	Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund Advisory Committee to meet May 6
4-25-08	NCDA&CS, nursery/landscape industry team up to promote water-wise gardening, landscaping; grant from Golden LEAF helps fund public information campaign
4-22-08	Commissioner's Circle to meet April 25 in Carteret County
4-21-08	Reminder to livestock owners: Deadline for hay transportation cost-share programs is May 1
4-15-08	N.C. State Fair adds two electric vehicles to fleet
4-14-08	NCDA&CS to treat gypsy moth infestation in Warren
4-10-08	Get ready for North Carolina’s strawberry season; berries starting to hit the market
4-8-08	MEDIA ADVISORY: State Farmers Market’s Spring Herb Days kick off April 11
4-7-08	Troxler announces changes to program that provides cost-share funds for bringing in hay from outside N.C.
4-1-08	Golden Hay Relief extended to offer livestock owners cost-share funds for N.C.-grown hay delivered through April 30
4-1-08	Sen. Bob Martin Ag Center breaks ground on new horse barn April 3

March

3-31-08	MEDIA ADVISORY: State Farmers Market holds Greenhouse Vegetable Day April 3
3-31-08	N.C. farmers say they'll plant more acres of soybeans, hay, tobacco, sweet potatoes this year
3-24-08	MEDIA ADVISORY: Troxler to speak Wednesday at ribbon-cutting for sweet potato processing facility in Snow HIll
3-19-08	Troxler reminds livestock producers that Emergency Hay Program will end April 1
3-18-08	Two veterinarians share NCDA&CS Employee of the Month honors
3-17-08	NCDA&CS seeking federal approval for pharmaceutical disposal program
3-14-08	N.C. Agritourism Networking Association hosting series of statewide workshops
3-13-08	Third Annual BBQ Cook Off and Bluegrass Jam coming to WNC Farmers Market
3-11-08	N.C. dairy farmers get “Advantage”
3-4-08	N.C. Agritourism Networking Association hosting workshop March 13 at Southeastern Agricultural Center in Lumberton
3-3-08	WNC Farmers Market hosts first classic car and antique tractor show March 8 and 9

February

2-28-08	N.C. boll weevil assessment fee for 2008 is $2.10 per acre
2-28-08	Troxler appoints Delozier director of NCDA&CS Meat and Poultry Inspection Division
2-27-08	Gasoline and Oil Inspection Board adopts measure to encourage more ethanol blending in North Carolina
2-26-08	NCDA&CS offers cost-share assistance to farmers who undergo food-safety audits
2-21-08	Emergency Hay Program to begin winding down next month
2-18-08	FACT SHEET: N.C. school systems that received product affected by the Westland/Hallmark Meat Co. recall
2-15-08	Johnston County resident named director of NCDA&CS Emergency Programs
2-14-08	Williamston man receives NCDA&CS Employee of the Month honor
2-8-08	Board of Agriculture to consider proposed animal euthanasia rules Feb. 13 in Raleigh
2-7-08	Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund Advisory Committee to meet Feb. 12
2-6-08	Operation MoveOut is moving out
2-5-08	NCDA&CS seeks farmstead dairy producers for pasteurizer loan program
2-4-08	Great strides made at shelter over weekend

January

1-31-08	NCDA&CS, Henderson County to take possession of 300 animals from All Creatures Great and Small on Friday
1-29-08	MEDIA ADVISORY: Troxler is host of forum for farmers, ag leaders Thursday
1-28-08	NCDA&CS sets hearings on gypsy moth treatments
1-25-08	Quarantine area for the imported fire ant expanded
1-25-08	Pecan growers to meet in Goldsboro Feb. 9
1-24-08	Agricultural exhibit space available for Got to Be NC Festival in June
1-23-08	Don't let manganese deficiency jeopardize wheat yield
1-22-08	Hay moving into state; response has been overwhelming
1-18-08	Flynn named NCDA&CS Employee of the Month
1-17-08	Agricultural risk management workshops to be held
1-17-08	2008 Ag Development Forum is Jan. 31 at State Fairgrounds
1-15-08	Troxler urges farmers to take part in Census of Agriculture; deadline for submitting forms is Feb. 4
1-11-08	Eight stores pay fines for price-scanning errors
1-3-08	N.C. Cattlemen's Association donates $5,000 to NCDA&CS hay-relief efforts
1-2-08	Golden LEAF grant to fund GLOBALGAP certifications for farmers

NCDA&CS Public Affairs Division, Brian Long, Director
Mailing Address:1001 Mail Service Center, Raleigh NC 27699-1001
Physical Address: 2 West Edenton Street, Raleigh NC 27601
Phone: (919) 733-4216; FAX: (919) 733-5047