N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Burn ban lifted for 32 Western North Carolina counties as conditions improve

RALEIGH, NC (April 13, 2020) -- Effective at noon Monday, April 13, the N.C. Forest Service has lifted a ban…

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Record visitation seen at public lands during COVID-19 pandemic: public reminded to maintain social distance

RALEIGH, NC (April 6, 2020) -- Visitation at many state forests in North Carolina is two and three times greater…

6 years ago

Burn ban issued for 32 Western North Carolina counties due to hazardous forest fire conditions

RALEIGH, NC (April 3, 2020) -- Due to increased fire risk, the N.C. Forest Service has issued a ban on…

6 years ago

N.C. strawberry growers adapt operations to COVID-19 restrictions

RALEIGH, NC (March 31, 2020) -- North Carolina’s strawberry season kicked off around the same time the first case of…

6 years ago

Restoration of Linville River continues; seedling planting and trout stocking to be in next phase

CROSSNORE, NC (February 28, 2020) -- The N.C. Forest Service and partnering agencies have restored 2,450 feet of the Linville…

6 years ago

NCDA&CS updates internal quarantine for all North Carolina counties for the Guava root knot nematode

RALEIGH, NC (February 3, 2020) -- Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler recently approved an updated quarantine which amended regulations pertaining to…

6 years ago

NCDA&CS announces specialty crop block grant recipients

RALEIGH, NC (December 11, 2019) -- The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services recently announced recipients of over $1.3…

6 years ago