N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

RALEIGH, NC (September 18, 2018) -- Hurricane Florence has resulted in damaged and downed trees and branches. The N.C. Forest Service is encouraging homeowners and anyone else looking to clean up after a storm to exercise caution and think…

RALEIGH, NC (September 4, 2018) -- Wineries, grape growers, restauranteurs and state officials gathered in Raleigh Tuesday to officially kick-off N.C. Wine and Grape Month, which is held each September during the peak of the local grape…

FLETCHER, NC (August 23, 2018) -- Fair organizers have announced the lineup for the Mountain Music Festival to be held during the N.C. Mountain State Fair at the WNC Ag Center in Fletcher, Sept. 7-16. Includes first-ever music jams to be…

FLETCHER, NC (August 13, 2018) -- The 2018 N.C. Mountain State Fair returns for its 25th run at the WNC Ag Center in Fletcher, Sept. 7-16. Fair organizers have added new attractions and entertainment options to the list of fan favorites for…

RALEIGH, NC (August 9, 2018) -- The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services recently confirmed a sixth positive case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis for 2018. In the last month there have been confirmed cases in Richmond,…

RALEIGH, NC (August 7, 2018) -- The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has issued a stop-sale order for tractor hydraulic fluid products labeled, claimed or implied as meeting THF 303, which has no known specifications…

FLETCHER, NC (August 2, 2018) -- The 2018 N.C. Mountain State Fair kicks off Sept. 7, but fairgoers can save money by purchasing advance tickets at area Ingles stores starting Aug. 8. “The N.C. Mountain State Fair is already one of the…

RALEIGH, NC (August 1, 2018) -- Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler has called on the Food and Drug Administration to enforce the standard of identity for milk and require proper labeling of plant-based beverages as part of comments made…

RALEIGH, NC (July 27, 2018) -- Inspectors with the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services are issuing a warning to consumers to not purchase or consume Kellogg’s Honey Smacks cereal due to a multistate outbreak of Salmonella…

FLETCHER, NC (July 24, 2018) -- Entry deadlines are quickly approaching for several competitions at the 2018 N.C. Mountain State Fair. The 25th edition of the fair runs Sept. 7-16 at the WNC Agricultural Center in Fletcher. “For 25 years,…

RALEIGH, NC (July 12, 2018) -- With the growing season for summer agronomic crops underway and many landscapes actively growing, it is an excellent time to utilize diagnostic testing to identify existing abnormal growth problems. The N.C.…

RALEIGH, NC (July 11, 2018) -- A new species of tick has found its way to North Carolina. Recent tick surveys sent to the U.S. Department of Agriculture found the Longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) on an opossum in Polk County. The…

RALEIGH, NC (July 9, 2018)…A four-year-old quarter horse stallion in Richmond County was euthanized after contracting the first case of Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis in North Carolina this year. EEE is a mosquito-borne disease that is…

RALEIGH, NC (June 29, 2018)…The North Carolina Forest Service Nursery Program will be accepting orders for seedlings on July 2. The NCFS produces about 16 million quality seedlings for nearly 50 species of conifers and hardwoods annually,…