RALEIGH – On Sept. 10, Advisor to the President Ivanka Trump and U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue visited the State Farmer’s Market in Raleigh as part of the Trump administration’s Farmers to Families […]
RALEIGH – The 2020 North Carolina State Fair has been canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The fair was scheduled to take place Oct. 15 through 25. The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and […]
RALEIGH — Unless collections of utility payments are allowed to resume soon, a number of utility providers in the state could be facing bankruptcy due to one of Gov. Roy Cooper’s COVID-19 related executive orders. […]
FLETCHER — North Carolina’s agriculture commissioner announced Tuesday that the 2020 Mountain State Fair has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The fair was scheduled to take place from Sept. 11-20 at the Western […]
RALEIGH – The six Republicans who constitute a majority of the North Carolina Council of State sent a letter to Gov. Roy Cooper today asking him to convene a Council of State meeting to discuss […]
RALEIGH — With large meat processing facilities closing in the Midwest, concerns have been raised over meat supply chain disruptions in North Carolina, a major supplier of pork and other meat products. Smithfield’s facility in […]
RALEIGH — The U.S. Senate’s recently passed Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) will provide various protections and benefits to support agricultural businesses and farmers. The $2 trillion CARES Act is intended to […]
RALEIGH — Early voting in the primary has begun and three Democrats are battling to become the final challenger to face Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler, a Republican, who is seeking his fifth term. The Commissioner […]
RALEIGH — A master plan for the state farmers market, released by the N.C. Department of Agriculture, was greeted with anger by some supporters of the market’s current design. There were almost 11,000 signatures as […]
RALEIGH — A recent state audit alleged that officials from the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services incurred expenses for travel and lodging expenses that exceeded what was allowed under state budget rules. The […]
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